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 (400) , 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 1018 reviews)); "Many companies talk about have a great culture while Mastercard walks the talk on this." ((in 844 reviews)); "Great benefits for those with a family and the maternity/paternity leave is one of the best in Ireland." ((in 767 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 296 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 105 reviews)); "Career progression can be slow and challenging." ((in 68 reviews)); "Long hours depending on department; such a large company that you may feel like a small fish in a big pond" ((in 63 reviews)); "Senior management is not transparent." ((in 57 reviews)); "The office politics is a major issue when it comes to prioritizing projects." ((in 41 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

(7,721 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 7,721 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

4.0

Feb 12, 2016

Only for 3-5 years

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great salary and benefits (car, insurance, phone...), a real multinational company

Cons

Awful environment, very traditional and layered structure, the "job titles" and levels still count too much instead of ideas, everyone wants to report a positive image instead of reality, just to please the senior management...

1.0

Feb 10, 2016

Unprofessional Division within MasterCard

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great talent in the San Carlos satellite office, especially on the Products & Platforms and Merchant Sales side of the business. MasterCard has great assets, and hopefully they'll bring the right management team to lead these efforts.

Cons

Excessive red tape. The biggest issue I had during my tenure was trusting management and HR. From my hire date, all the way through my exit from MasterCard, everyone complained about being promised x and getting y & z. Many disgruntled ex-colleagues and a few still remain at MasterCard, as they believe one day this culture will eventually change. The biggest problem with loyalty solutions is that they lack leadership and the key executives have limited or no knowledge leading their respective teams, which explains the revenue issues and huge turnover.

2.0

Oct 27, 2015

Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Didn't experience political barriers when speaking with upper management to seek feedback. Skip levels are a part of the corporate culture. Becoming more transparent but opportunities still needed to "walk the talk"

Cons

Pushing employees to work more hours instead of working smarter and more efficiently. Project management needs to be managed at a higher level (don't worry about the insignificant details). Overwhelming workload which was difficult in order to balance work and life.

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