Mastercard International — 2,890 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 169
- Filings · FY2025
- $138k
- Median base · FY2025
- Senior Software Engineer
- Top role · 330 all-time
- MO
- Top state · 1,619 all-time
Mastercard International filed 169 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 6% from the year before), with a median base salary of $138k and the middle 50% of offers between $115k and $164k. That is 12% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 2,890 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Senior Software Engineer in Missouri.
How much does Mastercard International pay H-1B workers?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $138k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Mastercard International's H-1B hiring changed by year?
104 certified filings in FY2016 → 75 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 75 | −56% | $145k |
| FY2025 | 169 | +6% | $138k |
| FY2024 | 159 | −69% | $127k |
| FY2023 | 515 | −10% | $117k |
| FY2022 | 570 | +57% | $109k |
| FY2021 | 362 | −3% | $105k |
| FY2020 | 374 | +65% | $104k |
| FY2019 | 227 | +15% | $101k |
| FY2018 | 198 | +45% | $100k |
| FY2017 | 137 | +32% | $95k |
| FY2016 | 104 | — | $102k |
Which wage levels does Mastercard International file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 51% of Mastercard International's filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.
Share of 2,703 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I7.1%191
- Level II42.3%1,144
- Level III35.6%962
- Level IV15.0%406
What jobs does Mastercard International sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles. Open a title for Mastercard International's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Software Engineer | 330 | $102k |
| Lead Software Engineer | 162 | $137k |
| Lead Software Development Engineer | 130 | $109k |
| Senior Software Development Engineer | 119 | $91k |
| Senior Bizops Engineer | 85 | $91k |
| Lead Bizops Engineer | 80 | $109k |
| Manager, Product Management | 58 | $136k |
| Director, Product Management | 52 | $167k |
| Software Engineer | 44 | $88k |
| Principal Software Engineer | 44 | $162k |
Where does Mastercard International hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| MO | 1,619 | $104k |
| NY | 771 | $131k |
| VA | 163 | $114k |
| CA | 129 | $131k |
| TX | 47 | $112k |
| FL | 41 | $74k |
| WA | 22 | $132k |
| IL | 15 | $115k |
| GA | 14 | $115k |
| MI | 12 | $104k |
What has Mastercard International filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 2,890 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Mastercard International's H-1B filings
- How much does Mastercard International pay H-1B workers?
- Mastercard International's median certified H-1B base salary is $138k (FY2025), from 169 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Mastercard International sponsor?
- Mastercard International has 2,890 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Mastercard International sponsor for H-1B?
- Mastercard International's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Senior Software Engineer, Lead Software Engineer, Lead Software Development Engineer, Senior Software Development Engineer.
- Where does Mastercard International hire H-1B workers?
- Mastercard International's top H-1B worksite states are MO, NY, VA, CA.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →