Mastercard salaries in San Francisco, CA

Based on 23 certified H-1B filings by Mastercard in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$180,960
Middle 50%$163.8k–$206.3k
vs. all employers here+6%comparison median $170,000
Filings23FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $128,398 and $262,476.
PercentileSalary
10th$133,839
25th$163,819
50th (median)$180,960
75th$206,315
90th$213,512

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $150k $200k FY2020: median $117,770 (25 filings) FY2021: median $124,600 (13 filings) FY2022: median $132,870 (24 filings) FY2023: median $151,382 (21 filings) FY2025: median $180,960 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 25 filings FY20 FY2021: 13 filings FY21 FY2022: 24 filings FY22 FY2023: 21 filings FY23 FY2024: 8 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 25
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$117,770$98,280$144,04025
FY2021$124,600$103,002$145,24613
FY2022$132,870$121,763$152,02024
FY2023$151,382$134,000$164,00021
FY2024–––8
FY2025$180,960$155,605$206,31516
FY2026–––7

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineer$180,96015
Data Scientisttoo few3

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in San Francisco, CA.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 6
Senior · Level III too few 7
Expert · Level IV $206,315 10

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.