Mastercard software engineer lead salary

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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

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

Highest-paid Mastercard software engineer leads by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Director Of Software Development	$147,025	$71	-
2	Chief Software Architect	$123,888	$60	-
3	Software Director	$123,252	$59	-
4	Senior Software Engineer Manager	$120,779	$58	-
5	Senior Software Manager	$120,308	$58	-
6	Software Development Manager	$119,053	$57	-
7	Senior/Lead Developer	$118,851	$57	-
8	Team Lead And Developer	$116,111	$56	-
9	Senior Application Architect	$114,694	$55	-
10	Software Engineer/Architect	$113,915	$55	-

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Recent salaries for software engineer leads at mastercard

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Lead Software Engineer	OFallon, MO	06/23/2025	$138,000
Lead Software Engineer	Atlanta, GA	06/18/2025	$138,000
Lead Software Engineer	OFallon, MO	05/12/2025	$138,000
Lead Software Engineer	San Francisco, CA	05/09/2025	$166,000
Lead Software Engineer (Sdet)	OFallon, MO	04/22/2025	$138,000

Software engineer lead salary at Mastercard competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	PayPal	$163,844	$79	31
2	Bloomberg	$162,883	$78	204
3	Citi	$152,869	$73	29
4	The Vanguard Group	$132,954	$64	2
5	American Express	$128,965	$62	67
6	AT&T	$126,481	$61	78
7	Intercontinental Exchange	$126,133	$61	32
8	S&P Global	$125,654	$60	131
9	Freddie Mac	$125,367	$60	35
10	Fannie Mae Northeastern Region	$125,041	$60	-
11	Visa	$112,540	$54	149
12	TransUnion	$107,226	$52	12
13	Discover	$104,649	$50	2
14	Fifth Third Bank	$103,983	$50	3
15	Capital One	$98,764	$47	991

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