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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$71-
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$7930
2Bloomberg$162,883$78199
3Citi$152,869$7321
4The Vanguard Group$132,954$6413
5American Express$128,965$6242
6AT&T$126,481$6143
7Intercontinental Exchange$126,133$61113
8S&P Global$125,654$60155
9Freddie Mac$125,367$6032
10Fannie Mae Northeastern Region$125,041$60-
11Visa$112,540$54113
12TransUnion$107,226$5215
13Discover$104,649$50-
14Fifth Third Bank$103,983$50-
15Capital One$98,764$471003

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