Mastercard reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(7,730 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 7,730 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 Finance industry (3.7 stars).

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8K reviews
1.0
Jan 24, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very relaxed atmosphere Job security Recognisable name for the cv

Cons

Culture where people coasted or pretended to be busy No negative feedback was allowed, stemmed from the top down through all levels A lot of people promoted too fast and beyond capabilities leading to poor leadership

5.0
Nov 7, 2025

Amazing company to work for

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Work-life balance - Nice colleagues and culture (especially in advisors) - Good salary - International opportunities - Working with big and well-known clients (banks, acquirers, merchants, government) - Internal role or geography switching opportunities

Cons

- promotion cycles longer than in MBB (but still ok)

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