Is Mastercard a good company to work for?

Mastercard has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 9,497 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 82% of employees would recommend working at Mastercard to a friend and 81% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Mastercard have been left by employees working as Internship , Summer Intern and Account Manager .

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 (407) , Director (365) , Software Engineer (357) , Consultant (351) , Manager (209) , Associate Consultant (206) , Associate Managing Consultant (206) , Vice President (198) , Product Manager (173) , Analyst (131) , Intern (119) , Software Engineer II (119) , Senior Analyst (111) , Project Manager (84) , 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 1022 reviews)); "Many companies talk about have a great culture while Mastercard walks the talk on this." ((in 880 reviews)); "Not only are the benefits really good but I don't just come to work and do my day job!" ((in 775 reviews)); "Some people are great and helpful" ((in 545 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?

"Slow career progression (3 year avg range for promotion)" ((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 59 reviews)); "Senior management is not transparent." ((in 55 reviews)); "The office politics is a major issue when it comes to prioritizing projects." ((in 39 reviews)); "It is important to enhance the manager's team management skills and to avoid any favoritism." ((in 29 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?

Purchase , New York , Saint Louis , O'Fallon , Arlington , Miami , O Fallon , San Francisco , Washington , Salt Lake City , Chicago , Boston , Seattle , Atlanta , San Carlos , White Plains , Los Angeles , Missouri City , Austin , Kansas City , Rogers , Evanston , Lake Saint Louis , Philadelphia , Virginia Beach , Phoenix , Warren , China Grove , Dallas , Colorado Springs

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Mastercard reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(7,793 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 7,793 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 Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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8K reviews

3.0

Jul 23, 2016

Senior Analyst

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

• Growing industry • Work-life balance (for some departments) • Opportunities to move across functions within the company • Cool innovative products and solutions

Cons

• A lot of bureaucracy and politics. You have to "rub" shoulders with the right people to get ahead. • Underpaid across all functions, especially tech... It brands itself as a technology company but doesn't pay like one. • Risk averse. The company needs to take on more risks if it wants to become the leader in payments. • Management needs to become more accountable and make more decisions instead of depending on their subordinates.

1.0

Jul 23, 2016

By Name its MasterCard Work Culture and mentality of C-SAM

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Snacks Good Work Life balance (When you are on bench) Vadodara is a good place(Not for bachelors)

Cons

First thing working with C-SAM not MasterCard Waste HR department TOO much of politics. Inefficient Managers No Transparency Car Parking issue

3.0

Jul 22, 2016

Growth rate is very slow..

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good working environment Company Higher management is thinking about Employee's happiness but at ground People managers are not following, Domain is best. Working on Unique Domain in the world is very nice.

Cons

People managers are only Just position not even doing People managerial things. Don't have Idea about other countries but in India People manager are not mean for their job. They are only Managers associated with Project only. Even People manager server is also not worthy. Not focusing to Employee's Growth and Aspirations all things are only Show off and on Paper. Even not doing one-on-one regularly. And doing One-on-one at the end of year. No motivation factor coming from People managers always makes you feel down. When you complain about it then definitely your are gone as full hierarchy of People managers are doing this job.

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