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Software Engineer at Mastercard

Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.

What does Mastercard pay a Software Engineer on an H-1B?

$95k Mastercard has filed 83 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Software Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $95k. Most of those filings fall between $87k and $110k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.

H-1B LCA filings
83
Median base salary
$95k
Middle 50%
$87k to $110k

Filings and pay by year

Software Engineer at Mastercard, by fiscal year

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Mastercard Software Engineer H-1B filings and median base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)9$109k
FY202516$92k
FY202414$92k
FY20239$87k
FY202213$84k
FY20201$77k
FY20195$95k
FY201811$110k
FY20175$110k

A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.

Where this work is

Work locations named on the filings, most common first

LocationFilingsMedian base salary
O'Fallon, MO29$92k
Arlington, VA27$99k
New York, NY10$110k
OFallon, MO5$90k
San Francisco, CA5$118k
Purchase, NY2$78k
Seattle, WA2$114k
Boston, MA1$113k
Milwaukee, WI1$92k
O Fallon, MO1$92k

Prevailing-wage level

The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)

LevelFilingsMedian base salary
Level I37$88k
Level II42$97k
Level III3$100k

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