Mastercard Salary in India (2026)
Based on 2,503 salaries shared on Weekday · Updated Nov 2026
- Median salary
- ₹22 LPA
- ≈ ₹1,44,000 in hand / month
- Typical range (P25–P75)
- ₹14–31.2 L
- Middle 50% of salaries
- Freshers (0–1 yr)
- ₹12.5 LPA
- 43 salaries
- 10+ years
- ₹30 LPA
- 855 salaries
Fixed pay (CTC excluding bonus and stock). With the top and bottom 5% removed so typos don't skew them.
Mastercard salary at a glance
Mastercard pays a median of ₹22 LPA fixed across 2,503 salaries shared on Weekday, with most people between ₹14 and ₹31.2 LPA. Freshers start around ₹12.5 LPA, and pay roughly doubles by 10+ years. Lead Product Manager and Lead Technical Program Manager are the best-paid titles with enough data.
Mastercard salary for freshers
0–1 year of experience · 43 salaries
₹12.5 LPA
Median · range ₹8.3–18 LPA- Most common fresher titles: Software Engineer, Software Engineer 1
- In hand: about ₹91,000 a month at ₹12.5 LPA (calculate yours)
Mastercard salary by experience
Median (black line) and middle 50% (yellow band), ₹ LPA
- 0–1 yrs43 salaries₹12.5 L₹8.3–18 L
- 2–3 yrs168 salaries₹17.3 L₹10–23.1 L
- 4–6 yrs592 salaries₹16 L₹9–24 L
- 7–9 yrs544 salaries₹21.5 L₹15–28.6 L
- 10+ yrs855 salaries₹30 L₹21–40 L
Mastercard salary by role
Job titles as people hold them, highest median first.
| Role | Median | Typical range | Salaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Product Manager | ₹38 L | ₹27.5–44 L | 27 |
| Lead Technical Program Manager | ₹35 L | ₹25.5–42.3 L | 24 |
| Manager | ₹35 L | ₹27.9–42.3 L | 23 |
| Mastercard Lead Software Engineer salary | ₹34 L | ₹25.3–42 L | 90 |
| Senior Product Manager | ₹30 L | ₹26.2–35 L | 25 |
| Associate Managing Consultant | ₹29.2 L | ₹22.8–32.5 L | 27 |
| Senior Software Development Engineer | ₹28.6 L | ₹24.5–32.5 L | 27 |
| Managing Consultant | ₹27.5 L | ₹23–32 L | 21 |
| Mastercard Senior Technical Program Manager salary | ₹26 L | ₹21.7–29.5 L | 31 |
| Mastercard Senior Software Engineer salary | ₹24 L | ₹17.6–30 L | 294 |
| Mastercard Consultant salary | ₹22.8 L | ₹17–29 L | 32 |
| Senior Data Scientist | ₹21 L | ₹17–31.4 L | 25 |
| Mastercard Software Engineer II salary | ₹15 L | ₹9–20.4 L | 131 |
| Mastercard Software Engineer 2 salary | ₹15 L | ₹9.5–22 L | 41 |
| Mastercard Software Engineer salary | ₹14.5 L | ₹9–21 L | 80 |
The 15 most reported titles with 5 or more salaries are shown. The other 646 titles still count in the totals above.
Mastercard Lead Product Manager salary
Median ₹38 LPA · most earn ₹27.5–44 LPA · 27 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 15 yrs | ₹43 L |
| 13 yrs | ₹21 L |
| 15 yrs | ₹45 L |
| Not shared | ₹45 L |
| 13 yrs | ₹43 L |
| 13 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 16 yrs | ₹53 L |
| 16 yrs | ₹47 L |
| 13 yrs | ₹33 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹47 L |
Mastercard Lead Technical Program Manager salary
Median ₹35 LPA · most earn ₹25.5–42.3 LPA · 24 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 15 yrs | ₹53 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹40 L |
| 17 yrs | ₹35 L |
| 24 yrs | ₹40 L |
| 20 yrs | ₹8.6 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹4.9 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹32.4 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹32.5 L |
| 17 yrs | ₹42 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹46 L |
Mastercard Manager salary
Median ₹35 LPA · most earn ₹27.9–42.3 LPA · 23 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 13 yrs | ₹55 L |
| 15 yrs | ₹49 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹35.7 L |
| 17 yrs | ₹52 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹34.5 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹42 L |
| 16 yrs | ₹6 L |
| 17 yrs | ₹19.1 L |
| 19 yrs | ₹35 L |
| 17 yrs | ₹45 L |
Mastercard Lead Software Engineer salary
Median ₹34 LPA · most earn ₹25.3–42 LPA · 90 salaries · Full Lead Software Engineer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 9 yrs | ₹55 L |
| 19 yrs | ₹33.5 L |
| 16 yrs | ₹48 L |
| 17 yrs | ₹51 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹38 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹40 L |
| 16 yrs | ₹14 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹4.6 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹6.5 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹6.5 L |
Mastercard Senior Product Manager salary
Median ₹30 LPA · most earn ₹26.2–35 LPA · 25 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 6 yrs | ₹32 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹35 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹36 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹39 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹33.8 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹27 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹38 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹34 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹40.4 L |
Mastercard Associate Managing Consultant salary
Median ₹29.2 LPA · most earn ₹22.8–32.5 LPA · 27 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 10 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹35 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹21 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹29.7 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹29 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹29.2 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹27 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹29.5 L |
Mastercard Senior Software Development Engineer salary
Median ₹28.6 LPA · most earn ₹24.5–32.5 LPA · 27 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 7 yrs | ₹7.1 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 16 yrs | ₹35 L |
| 13 yrs | ₹32 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹28 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹35.9 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹27 L |
| 15 yrs | ₹36 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹15.5 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹8.4 L |
Mastercard Managing Consultant salary
Median ₹27.5 LPA · most earn ₹23–32 LPA · 21 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 16 yrs | ₹19.3 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹45 L |
| 13 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹32 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹50 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹27.5 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹18.8 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹43 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹21 L |
Mastercard Senior Technical Program Manager salary
Median ₹26 LPA · most earn ₹21.7–29.5 LPA · 31 salaries · Full Senior Technical Program Manager breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 10 yrs | ₹29 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹28 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹22.4 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹25 L |
| Not shared | ₹22 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹35 L |
| 18 yrs | ₹32 L |
| 19 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹24 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹30 L |
Mastercard Senior Software Engineer salary
Median ₹24 LPA · most earn ₹17.6–30 LPA · 294 salaries · Full Senior Software Engineer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 4 yrs | ₹8 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹25.5 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹35.3 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹40 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹25.5 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹36 L |
| 16 yrs | ₹36 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹45 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹29.5 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹5.9 L |
Mastercard Consultant salary
Median ₹22.8 LPA · most earn ₹17–29 LPA · 32 salaries · Full Consultant breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 4 yrs | ₹8 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹21 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹27 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹28 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹29 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹21.6 L |
| 22 yrs | ₹11.6 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹17 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹24 L |
Mastercard Senior Data Scientist salary
Median ₹21 LPA · most earn ₹17–31.4 LPA · 25 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 8 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹4.5 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹4.5 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹21 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹20 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹36.2 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹21 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹29 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹28.5 L |
Mastercard Software Engineer II salary
Median ₹15 LPA · most earn ₹9–20.4 LPA · 131 salaries · Full Software Engineer II breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 4 yrs | ₹16 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹22 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹22 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹20.8 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹35 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹24 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹17 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹17.6 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹8.8 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹28 L |
Mastercard Software Engineer 2 salary
Median ₹15 LPA · most earn ₹9.5–22 LPA · 41 salaries · Full Software Engineer 2 breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 4 yrs | ₹22 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹24 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹17.7 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹16 L |
| Not shared | ₹24 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹23 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹7.5 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹17 L |
Mastercard Software Engineer salary
Median ₹14.5 LPA · most earn ₹9–21 LPA · 80 salaries · Full Software Engineer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 5 yrs | ₹16 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹21.6 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹15 L |
| 1 yr | ₹22 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹13.7 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹29.3 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹27 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹13.5 L |
| Not shared | ₹30 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹13.1 L |
Work culture at Mastercard
From 1 anonymous review by someone at Mastercard · Weekday culture survey
- Typical workday
- 6–8 hrs
- per day, as reported
- Weekend / after-hours work
- Never
- typical answer
- Appraisals
- 5–10% hikes
- typical yearly hike
- Leaves you actually get
- 37 / yr
- median · 4 interview rounds
| Submitted | Hours / day | Weekend work | Appraisal | Leaves / yr | Interview rounds | Rude manager? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2024 | 6–8 hrs | Never | 5–10% hikes | 37 | 4 | Once |
- Apr 2024Work 6–8 hrs a dayWeekends: neverAppraisals: 5–10% hikesRude manager: once37 leaves a year · 4 interview rounds
Only 1 review so far, so treat this as one person's experience, not the full picture. Pay figures above come from 2,503 salaries; culture comes from a separate anonymous survey.
Mastercard vs similar companies
Median at 2–3 years of experience, so companies are compared like for like
| Company | Median (2–3 yrs) | vs Mastercard | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mastercard | ₹17.3 L | — | |
| ICICI Bank | ₹6 L | −65% | |
| HDFC Bank | ₹4.4 L | −75% | |
| JPMorgan Chase | ₹13.8 L | −20% | |
| Axis Bank | ₹5 L | −71% | |
| Wells Fargo | ₹8 L | −54% | |
| BNP Paribas | ₹6.1 L | −65% | |
| DBS Bank | ₹9.7 L | −44% | |
| Arcesium | ₹24.4 L | +41% |
Mastercard salary FAQs
What is the average salary at Mastercard?
The median fixed salary at Mastercard is ₹22 LPA, across 2,503 salaries shared on Weekday. The middle half of employees earn ₹14–31.2 LPA.
What is the Mastercard salary for freshers?
Freshers (0–1 years) at Mastercard earn a median of ₹12.5 LPA, and most get ₹8.3–18 LPA, most often as Software Engineer or Software Engineer 1. That is about ₹91,000 a month in hand.
Which role pays the most at Mastercard?
Among titles with enough salaries, Lead Product Manager (₹38 LPA median) and Lead Technical Program Manager (₹35 LPA) are the best paid at Mastercard.
How much does a Mastercard employee earn after 5 years?
With 4–6 years of experience the median is ₹16 LPA, and most earn ₹9–24 LPA. Freshers start at ₹12.5 LPA.
What does Mastercard pay with 10+ years of experience?
People with more than 10 years at Mastercard earn a median of ₹30 LPA, most between ₹21–40 LPA.
Does Mastercard pay more than ICICI Bank?
At 2–3 years of experience, ICICI Bank pays 65% less: ₹6 LPA median against ₹17.3 LPA at Mastercard. Comparing at the same experience keeps it like for like.
Are these Mastercard salaries CTC or in-hand?
They are fixed CTC a year, before PF and tax, without bonus or stock. At the ₹22 LPA median, take-home is about ₹1,44,000 a month under the new tax regime.
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