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

2.0

Jun 22, 2015

IT Support

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice Campus, work out room, location at route 64 wing haven, pay was good if you was there prior to changing company from Non for profit to profit company

Cons

Outsourcing IT Support, HR Tasks, Development, reducing benefits, changing personnel titles to a lower pay band, offloading senior staff. If ur new out of school this is not the place to start ur career too stressful

2.0

Jun 21, 2015

MasterCard

Senior technical writer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

MasterCard allows employees to work from home and provide good health benefits. Employees receive 3 weeks vacation and 5 personal days.

Cons

The work environment is very stressful. Management support varies depending on the manager. Workloads are unreasonable.

3.0

Mar 29, 2015

Does HR read these reviews?! Respond to each review on Glassdoor if you actually care about improving MasterCard？

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1) Depending on your group, you can get a global perspective. 2) For married and family people, HQ is in Westchester 3) Good 401K Plan 4) Recognizable Name Brand 5) Starting to build more open space (but bad execution) 6) Meaningful assignments, depending on your group and job

Cons

1) Layoffs. MA likes to fire good people, rather than placing them in a new group. 2) Not in the NYC ; not enough young to mid 20s in the Purchase office (this is a con, depending on your age) 3) Not enough head count; thus we are overworked with the wrong compensation/salary. 4) We act before we think. MA reacts too fast and we have to deal with all the mess and problems due to poor execution. We need more planning. 5) At the executive level, there's isn't enough agreement on the road map. Thus, product executions across regions are inconsistent and disconnected at times. 6) Too much negativity at times. Many people are closed minded and quick to say no to an idea.

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