Mastercard reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(7,750 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 7,750 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
2.0
Sep 18, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The Salary, Bonus, Matching Money and Benefits are good and if you're in the right department the work can be interesting

Cons

It is a fear based culture, driven by a ubiquitous old boys network. The culture does not promote accountability or in some cases even plain logic. It isn't a huge company and yet it is a bit like working for a government agency.

2.0
May 17, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There is MCU, MasterCard University, where you can learn about processing and the payments industry. There are some competent and committed people with whom to work. The facilities are OK, with the big gym and decent dining hall.

Cons

The benefits are not that great, especially the medican and dental. There is a group of folks at MasterCard who have been there for 10 years or more. That is an elitist club. They do very little work and put the onus of all the real work onto the new employees. These employees don't get the pension (like the ol' timers still get), don't get the recognition, and get very little thanks and praise. In the IPS group, especially, much of the real work is done by outsourcing it to onshore and offshore contractors.

2.0
Feb 7, 2026

Changing Culture

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, Colleagues, Onsite facilities and pay

Cons

Culture is shifting, human decency towards employees is eroding

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