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Average Mastercard software engineer lead salary

$106,651yearly

$60.37 hourly rate

Entry-level Mastercard software engineer lead salary
$83,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Mastercard pay software engineers lead?

The average salary for Mastercard software engineer leads is $106,651 per year. Mastercard software engineer lead salaries range between $83,000 to $136,000 per year. Mastercard software engineer leads earn 15% less than the national average salary for software engineer leads of $125,565.

Location impacts how much a software engineer lead at Mastercard can expect to make. Software engineer leads at Mastercard make the most in San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, and Arlington, VA.

How much does Mastercard pay software engineers lead by location?

Mastercard pays software engineers lead the most in San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, and Arlington, VA. Additionally, cities like Miami and OFallon also report highly competitive salaries for software engineers lead at Mastercard.

Software engineer lead Mastercard salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1San Francisco, CA$138,424$66.55
2New York, NY$105,588$50.76
3Arlington, VA$100,675$48.40
4Miami, FL$98,772$47.49
5OFallon, MO$93,449$44.93

Highest-paid Mastercard software engineer leads by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Director Of Software Development$147,025$713
2Chief Software Architect$123,888$60-
3Software Director$123,252$59-
4Senior Software Engineer Manager$120,779$58-
5Senior Software Manager$120,308$58-
6Software Development Manager$119,053$57-
7Senior/Lead Developer$118,851$57-
8Team Lead And Developer$116,111$56-
9Senior Application Architect$114,694$55-
10Software Engineer/Architect$113,915$55-

Recent salaries for software engineer leads at mastercard

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Lead Software EngineerOFallon, MO06/23/2025$138,000
Lead Software EngineerAtlanta, GA06/18/2025$138,000
Lead Software EngineerOFallon, MO05/12/2025$138,000
Lead Software EngineerSan Francisco, CA05/09/2025$166,000
Lead Software Engineer (Sdet)OFallon, MO04/22/2025$138,000

Software engineer lead salary at Mastercard competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1PayPal$163,844$7932
2Bloomberg$162,883$78168
3Citi$152,869$7323
4The Vanguard Group$132,954$647
5American Express$128,965$6280
6AT&T$126,481$6187
7Intercontinental Exchange$126,133$6137
8S&P Global$125,654$60124
9Freddie Mac$125,367$6034
10Fannie Mae Northeastern Region$125,041$60-
11Visa$112,540$54138
12TransUnion$107,226$5211
13Discover$104,649$502
14Fifth Third Bank$103,983$503
15Capital One$98,764$47897

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