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 1031 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 770 reviews)); "Some people are great and helpful" ((in 548 reviews)); "People become very content here because the pay is good and you don't have to work that hard." ((in 303 reviews))

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

"Slow career progression (3 year avg range for promotion)" ((in 65 reviews)); "Long hours depending on department; such a large company that you may feel like a small fish in a big pond" ((in 60 reviews)); "Senior management is not transparent." ((in 54 reviews)); "The office politics is a major issue when it comes to prioritizing projects." ((in 41 reviews)); "Numerous bad lower and upper managers who play obvious favoritism." ((in 30 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

3.0

Aug 28, 2023

Depends what you want?

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good base salary Great WLB Great insurance, education allowances and such benefits

Cons

Terrible culture, the political carry on is ridiculous Really bad middle management and lots of people hanging around No clear direction or motivation to try hard No idea how to sell in general Too many layers of hierarchy and too many internal disputes Poor tech, poor acquisition integration and overall, poor product management Collaboration is non-existent across the entire company

1.0

Mar 7, 2023

Poor Management and poor culture

Senior architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

On site gym in the building.

Cons

1. Long hours with little reward 2. Management does not have much technical depth 3. Passive aggressive culture

3.0

Feb 16, 2023

Could be so much better….

Vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong external ethos and messaging. Legacy business is still going strong despite its uncertain future. Great people across the company, great colleagues and culture at the working (doing) levels.

Cons

Leadership (especially product) are blissfully unaware of what’s coming in payments and the threats the company will face. Leadership group blinded by the success of the cards business and despite the external ambitious investor narrative of expanding into payments, the company has no clear strategy. The company is operated in powerful little silos with no collaboration across the senior leadership teams. CEO operates within a protected little cohort of card people who are likely to have retired by the time reality hits. E quotient is lacking severely in several key leaders. The higher up you go the less collaborative it gets. Not a great example for others. Finance/CFO runs the company. Not very many things are long term. Always about the next quarter. Leadership team/finance not held accountable for decisions they helped make if they go wrong. Blame is quickly passed on. No room for failure or leaning from it.

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