Is this Mastercard salary base pay or total compensation?

These figures are the midpoint of each posting's advertised range, from public job postings. Equity is a separate, often-large component of total compensation and is not included here.

Is this Mastercard data from placements or job postings?

It is aggregated from public job postings on Mastercard's career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.

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Mastercard Salary

Q: What does Mastercard pay?

Mastercard pays a median of $181K, with a range of $153K to $214K, based on 14 public job postings collected in 2025–2026. These are posted-range midpoints; equity is separate and not included.

Q: What is the highest-paying job at Mastercard?

The highest observed base pay is $318K (Director, Product Management, Card on File Tokenization), from a public job posting. Equity is separate.

Mastercard pays a median of $181K ($153K–$214K) across 14 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $153K–$214K salary range

Median: $181K · Based on 14 public Mastercard job postings · Updated June 22, 2026

This Mastercard salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect the posted-range midpoint (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Mastercard · pay benchmark · updated June 22, 2026

$181K

inc. eng · sales · ops

All-role median

$153K–$214K

Typical range

$318K view JD

Highest base · Director, Product Management, Card on File Tokenization

14

Open roles

~7 yrs

Typical exp.

+14

14 last 90d

New last 30d

ⓘ Base salary only — equity is separate

Highest-paying open roles at Mastercard

Director, Product Management, Card on File Tokenization — $187K–$318K
Director, Business Development, Emerging Segments — $190K–$304K
Senior Counsel — $177K–$283K
Lead, Cryptographic Security Engineer — $161K–$266K
Lead Software Engineer — $161K–$266K
Director, Account Management — $158K–$253K
Manager, Software Engineering — $140K–$231K
Manager, Product Operations, Interchange Governance — $130K–$221K
User Experience Design Manager — $130K–$221K
Lead, Enterprise Operations - Messaging — $122K–$207K

What Mastercard looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Team Leadership (1).

Benefits & perks at Mastercard

Commonly listed: dental (1) · hsa-fsa (1) · 401k (1) · bonus (1) · life-ins (1) · pto (1) · learning (1).

About Mastercard

Mastercard is Public stage · 10,001–10,001 employees · founded 1966 · HQ Purchase, New York. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Mastercard

Roles typically ask for around 7 years of experience. Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 2 that do, Bachelor's is most common.

Posted pay vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are the midpoint of each posting's advertised salary range (which, for commission roles, includes on-target earnings). Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Mastercard total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 100% of roles list a bonus; common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Mastercard hiring activity

Mastercard has 14 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 14 public job postings with disclosed pay. 14 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (14 in the last 90).

💼 Similar companies hiring

Compare Mastercard's pay with companies in the same space:

Company	Median pay	vs Mastercard	Stage
Amazon	$144K	↓ -20%	Public
Google	$200K	↑ +11%	Public
SpaceX	$135K	↓ -25%	Series D
Accenture Federal Services	$154K	↓ -15%	Venture-backed
Esri	$126K	↓ -30%	—
Databricks	$215K	↑ +19%	Series J

Common questions

What does Mastercard pay?
The median pay is $181K, with a typical range of $153K–$214K, based on 14 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Mastercard?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Director, Product Management, Card on File Tokenization, at $187K–$318K base.

Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.

Methodology

Posted-range midpoints (USD) aggregated from 14 public Mastercard job postings (2025–2026). Range = 25th–75th percentile; median = 50th percentile. Roles, departments, skills, and experience are parsed from the postings. Base salary only — equity excluded. Last refreshed June 22, 2026.

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