Is Mastercard a good company to work for?

Mastercard has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 9,429 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 (402) , 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 (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 1018 reviews)); "Many companies talk about have a great culture while Mastercard walks the talk on this." ((in 861 reviews)); "Not only are the benefits really good but I don't just come to work and do my day job!" ((in 774 reviews)); "Some people are great and helpful" ((in 542 reviews)); "Work culture is good & hierarchy are easily approachable" ((in 292 reviews))

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

"Lack of action taken by leaders and HR against senior leadership who has a lack of conduct." ((in 104 reviews)); "Slow career progression (3 year avg range for promotion)" ((in 66 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 55 reviews)); "The office politics is a major issue when it comes to prioritizing projects." ((in 40 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

(7,737 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 7,737 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

Oct 5, 2022

Positives and Negatives- your experience depends on your work preferences

Director

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Pros

decent work/life balance decent benefits great brand and business strategy

Cons

the matrix structure makes it very challenging to get anything worthwhile accomplished - constantly aligning vs moving things forward not enough internal, junior level people to drive productivity lots of legacy behaviors and opinions persist that are not productive to the current goals of the org challenging to move up, or change roles within or across departments, many people in roles for long periods. difficult to gain recognition innovation is a company priority but many are actually very change resistant

4.0

Mar 7, 2022

Mastercard

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

MasterCard definitely cares about its employees. During the pandemic it was clear the upper management was doing as much as they could to make things easier on the rank and file. Overall, pretty good benefits. Good timeoff policy. I genuinely love and recommend the company. But if you chose to work there, you will work a lot.

Cons

In a lot of ways, as mastercard got bigger, it has become impossible to get anything accomplished without massive red tape. You spend a lot of time banging your head against the wall. The people at mastercard are generally really good people. And I love the company. But there is too much work to do, and you go in every morning knowing that to get the littlest thing done will probably be excruciating.

4.0

Jun 28, 2021

Mastercard

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great benefits Great pay Flexible work environment Diversity in the work place

Cons

Leadership is broken into business verticals causing tension to achieve goals Leadership worried about keeping positions rather than focusing on staff Large part of position is dedicated to executive presentations Lack of emphasis on recruiting, and developing great talent Leadership lacks the ability to inspire staff Lack of connection to the organization to staff (Major decisions are made in secret and rolled out quickly causing disruptions)

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