Mastercard reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(7,753 total reviews)
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Michael Miebach

87% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

Mastercard has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 7,753 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
Feb 26, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Insurance, flexibility to work from home

Cons

My impression is that the salary seems a bit low compared to the rest of the market.

1.0
Feb 25, 2026

Would not recommend

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Ok benefits and still strong company brand

Cons

Worst culture ever experienced. Conformism (with said leader) over any kind of mastery or innovation. Execution and results are just because of how the franchise model works: collects its fees then spends on services so basically spending its own money, no true growth or readiness for future. Easy work if you want to just pretend to have a job. No link between pay vs excellence. I am sure top leadership knows and either has no clue what to do or they are just not willing to change.

2.0
Feb 24, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- 6 weeks vacation and 10 sick days, easy to use PTO - Competitive compensation for the area - Generous 401K match and (historically) generous severance for layoffs

Cons

- RTO policies are enforced aggressively, expected to make up in office days even after using sick / vacation time. - Most teams are understaffed, positions often closed and rarely opened. Career progression is extremely political. - Poor raises year over year, annual layoffs in early February - Bad dev culture, archaic legacy systems, extremely poor code quality and no enforcement of engineering standards.

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