Is Mastercard a good company to work for?

Mastercard has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 9,435 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 (403) , Director (365) , Software Engineer (357) , Consultant (350) , Manager (208) , Associate Consultant (203) , Associate Managing Consultant (201) , Vice President (198) , Product Manager (171) , Analyst (127) , Intern (119) , Software Engineer II (119) , 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 1024 reviews)); "Many companies talk about have a great culture while Mastercard walks the talk on this." ((in 857 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 556 reviews)); "People become very content here because the pay is good and you don't have to work that hard." ((in 304 reviews))

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

"Slow career progression (3 year avg range for promotion)" ((in 69 reviews)); "Long hours depending on department; such a large company that you may feel like a small fish in a big pond" ((in 57 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)); "bias and favoritism are disappointments in such a diverse company" ((in 24 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

Mastercard reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(7,741 total reviews)

Michael Miebach

87% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

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Mastercard has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 7,741 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

4.0

Jun 19, 2017

5 Year Anniversary

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Acquisitive and evolving company finally structuring inline with the changing nature of business, away from core and onto new verticals.

Cons

Taking some-time to navigate this enormity of structures and legacy. Challenged by new entrants/disruptors and our rules.

5.0

Jun 18, 2017

Rewarding experience for those who work hard and smart

Member of a software development team

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Great work life balance and loads of clubs run by employees efficiently to keep you engaged outside of work - from Hill Walking to Playing Board Games. * Global Mobility. You are in Dublin and fancy working for a team in New York, London, Pune, St.Louise, Singapore or Nairobi - it can't be easier as long as you have added value to your team. * Genuinely considerate towards staff. Example: 2 months of paternity leave and 1 month of bereavement leave across all locations. * Health care for you and your dependants * Very good for interns where they are treated very well with promising career aspects. * Diversity isn't a joke. It is taken very seriously. * Generous bonus plan that comes along with annual review * Lateral and upwards career move internally happening all the time * Fully sponsored Cornell Tech MBA programme and loads of courses available on internal learning platform for people at all levels * Depending on the team the opportunity to work on interesting back end, front end and mobile technologies * Ideas and innovation are encouraged all the time by means of short hackathaons to programmes that run and progress through several stages over months - internally known as Idea Box projects. Encouragement to build your ideas on anything new and relevant.

Cons

* As other reviewers mentioned at times certain things are overly bureaucratic. As long as you know your way, it isn't too hard to get by. * If you happen to have colleagues on both ends of the world your Dublin Day at times will be very busy and long. * There are many layers of roles to get the project running. Having people from all those layers aligned is a challenge and that adds to delays.

5.0

Jun 10, 2017

Awseome company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good infrastructure, excellent work life balance

Cons

no more scope for .net developer

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