Does Mastercard pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Mastercard employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Mastercard. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Mastercard?

82% of Mastercard employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Mastercard 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Mastercard?

Senior Software Engineer (395) , Director (358) , Software Engineer (356) , Consultant (350) , Manager (204) , Associate Consultant (200) , Associate Managing Consultant (199) , Vice President (197) , Product Manager (170) , Analyst (127) , Intern (119) , Software Engineer II (117) , Senior Analyst (108) , Project Manager (83) , Business Leader (81)

What are the pros of working at Mastercard according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance and if willing to learn new thing you will have ample scope." ((in 1009 reviews)); "Many companies talk about have a great culture while Mastercard walks the talk on this." ((in 850 reviews)); "Not only are the benefits really good but I don't just come to work and do my day job!" ((in 786 reviews)); "Some people are great and helpful" ((in 539 reviews)); "People become very content here because the pay is good and you don't have to work that hard." ((in 290 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Mastercard according to real employee reviews?

"Lack of action taken by leaders and HR against senior leadership who has a lack of conduct." ((in 107 reviews)); "Slow career progression (3 year avg range for promotion)" ((in 66 reviews)); "Senior management is not transparent." ((in 57 reviews)); "Long hours depending on department; such a large company that you may feel like a small fish in a big pond" ((in 56 reviews)); "The office politics is a major issue when it comes to prioritizing projects." ((in 39 reviews))

What are employees saying about Mastercard layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Mastercard layoffs and their outlook for job security at Mastercard in 2026.

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4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(7,675 total reviews)

Michael Miebach

87% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

3.6

Senior management

Mastercard has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 7,675 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Mastercard employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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8K reviews

1.0

Nov 9, 2014

Golden Handcuffs.... Not a Real Technology Company

Senior business leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is great and the company is located in Westchester which is a great commute for those within 15-20 minutes of the location. Lot of great people that work at MC.

Cons

Leadership is based on ensuring you sit well with the CEO.. if not... you're out. Lots of miserable people. No opportunity for growth especially for minorities... horrible bosses which is encouraged by CEO... Company has invested funds into getting rid of positions or people that don't meet the current "culture". Employees are encouraged to hire talent that are under 30 to drive culture change driven by the CEO. However the catch is that the new talent get frustrated as there is no room to grow. If they feel you get frustrated (young or seasoned talent), they will eliminate your role. Not very innovative and trying hard to hire talent to make them innovative and eliminate those that have been there for a while.

3.0

Feb 16, 2019

Good company with no job security

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Mastercard is good company to work for. Few things I like working with Mastercard Work life balance Flexible working hours Good tech stack Medical benefits LTI shares for deserving employees Decent hike Work from Home

Cons

Be ready to be fired during appraisal cycle if anyone belongs to 4 or 5 ratings or even bottom of 3 ratings in performance ranking

2.0

Jul 17, 2018

TPM

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance Good pay scale Talented Peers and Co-workers

Cons

Leadership and executives fired from Amazon joining the mastercard at higher level. They are playing dirty politics and resource poaching. Better join Amazon instead of mastercard. Executive joined from amazon has not shown any result in first 9 months. Emphasizes on Bell-curve All Managers are being forced to identify average performer and fire them at year end. Wrong commitments of raise the bar being executed wrongly. Old mastercard employees being cornered to make place to hire professionals from Amazon. Emphasizes on Cloud Native instead of focusing more on AI and Machine Learning. I recommended to friend first try to Amazon if you won't get selected then try in mastercard.

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