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 (399) , Director (363) , Software Engineer (357) , Consultant (350) , Manager (206) , Associate Consultant (201) , Associate Managing Consultant (200) , Vice President (198) , Product Manager (171) , Analyst (127) , Intern (119) , Software Engineer II (118) , Senior Analyst (109) , 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 1007 reviews)); "Many companies talk about have a great culture while Mastercard walks the talk on this." ((in 859 reviews)); "Not only are the benefits really good but I don't just come to work and do my day job!" ((in 776 reviews)); "Some people are great and helpful" ((in 544 reviews)); "People become very content here because the pay is good and you don't have to work that hard." ((in 299 reviews))

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

"Career progression can be slow and challenging." ((in 62 reviews)); "Long hours depending on department; such a large company that you may feel like a small fish in a big pond" ((in 58 reviews)); "Senior management is not transparent." ((in 55 reviews)); "The office politics is a major issue when it comes to prioritizing projects." ((in 38 reviews)); "Legacy tech in general, favoritism towards employees with military background, no career path." ((in 28 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.

What are the top reviewed Mastercard locations?

Buenos Aires , Córdoba , Salta

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4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(7,718 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 7,718 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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Reviews by job title

8K reviews

1.0

Jul 2, 2024

Exec leadership gets paid & front line sales teams are left out to dry

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company culture, usually. Great flexibility.

Cons

Look at their annual filings and you’ll see that the executive team has no problem getting paid. However in the past 2-3 years, they’ve been manipulating the compensation structure to not pay out bonuses to their largest sales teams. How is that executive corporate score was 116% yet employees were paid less than 80%? No path for promotion. If you want to get promoted, it’s about who you know.

2.0

Apr 15, 2024

Unimpressive Bureaucracy

Lead site reliability engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Low barrier to entry - Excellent 401k, other good benefits - Difficult to get fired - Easy to meet expectations - Great place to work if you don't do any work

Cons

- Full embraces ESG and DEI initiatives - Mass incompetence across the board - Weak leadership - Very bloated management; most teams have at least 7 layers of management - Health and dental insurance plans are undesirable - Very bureaucratic with tons of red tape (simple tasks often turn into week-long endeavors) - Extremely slow moving - Not much room for growth - Claims its a technology company but is at least 20 years behind any real technology company, and the gap continues to widen with each passing year - Can lay you off for (or without) any reason, at any time - Doesn't highly value integrity, productivity, industriousness, or creativity - Very difficult place to excel as a software engineer since many self-serving managers undeservedly reap the rewards for the engineering work

3.0

Mar 20, 2024

Great for Locals

Vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Best local paying company if you include benefits and bonuses

Cons

Too many coasters so a few to the brunt of the work. RTO policy proves they're not serious about sustainability or DEI, plus completely convoluted Just completed yet another mass layoff, no sign of that stopping

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