MA FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #30 of 189 in industry

Mastercard Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $125K in FY2025 against median worker pay of $124,650 · Business Services.

Business Services peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-27
Industry
Business Services
Industry rank
#30/189

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
284:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$125K
Median worker
$124,650

Answer first

Mastercard Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $125K ranks #1378 of 1,423 complete filings; its 284:1 pay ratio ranks #205. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $124,650. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-73 peer cohort (# 30 of 189, 85th percentile - top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Business Services companies.

Dollar rank
#1378
$125K of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#205
284:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
85th
top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Mastercard Inc ranks nationally

Mastercard Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$124,650 3rd percentile higher than 3% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). This entry sits in this band. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Above this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Above this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Above this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Above this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Above this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Mastercard Inc vs. Business Services peers

CEO total pay ($125K) against pay ratio (284:1) for Mastercard Inc (marked) and its 4 closest same-industry peers, against the Business Services industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both09561825.119123650.128685475.238247300.384.6:1141.8:1199:1256.2:1313.4:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Mastercard Inc, CEO total pay: 124650 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 284:1Mastercard IncUpwork, Inc, CEO total pay: 17094702 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 287:1Upwork, IncClear Secure, Inc., CEO total pay: 11563694 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 281:1Clear Secure, Inc.Equifax Inc, CEO total pay: 23387653 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 294:1Equifax IncCostar Group, Inc., CEO total pay: 36431936 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 303:1Costar Group, Inc.
Mastercard Inc vs. Business Services peers, plotted against the industry's $7.9M median CEO total and 95:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Business Services peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 173 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 73. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Mastercard Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Mastercard Inc

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
284:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+34:1
from FY2024 250:1
CEO $ YoY
+3.4%
$125K latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Mastercard Inc CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $128K - $128,154 126:1 -
2022 $129K +1% $129,440 163:1 +37:1
2023 $141K +8.8% $140,777 183:1 +20:1
2024 $121K -14% $120,501 250:1 +67:1
2025 $125K +3.4% $124,650 284:1 +34:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1141391, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Business Services

This Company's Ratio
284:1
Industry Median Ratio
95:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.9M
This CEO's Pay
$125K
Companies in Industry
189
vs. Industry Median
Above
#30 of 189 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Business Services →

Mastercard Inc: STEEP · MICRO pay ratio

Mastercard Inc's FY2025 ratio 284:1 ranks #30 of 189 Business Services filers (85th percentile). the CEO earned 284× the median employee ($124,650) in FY2025.

Median employee $124,650 (ELITE-MED); STEEP · MICRO stamps put about 284 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$125K

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

284:1

Elevated vs. peers

Mastercard Inc in the higher Business Services third

Mastercard Inc's FY2025 ratio 284:1 ranks #30 of 189 Business Services filers (85th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Business Services (SIC 73) median ratio is 95:1 across 189 FY2025 filers; Mastercard Inc's $125K CEO total is at or below the $7.9M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #1378 and ratio rank #205 split - treat 284:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Business Services peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$125K
Median Employee Pay
$124,650
Pay Ratio
284:1
Filing Date
2026-04-27

Company Info

Ticker
MA
CIK
1141391
Industry
Business Services
SIC Code
7389
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1141391, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Mastercard Inc's FY2025 ratio 284:1 ranks #30 of 189 Business Services filers (85th percentile).

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ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps STEEP · MICRO · ELITE-MED.

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. · MICRO

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $124K (Δ $508 lighter vs Mastercard Inc); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · MICRO · ELITE-MED.
Intuitive Surgical Inc · MICRO

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $124K (Δ $519 lighter vs Mastercard Inc); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · MICRO · ELITE-MED.
Idacorp Inc · MICRO

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $126K (Δ $1K heavier vs Mastercard Inc); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · MICRO · ELITE-MED.
Moodys Corp /de/ · MICRO

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $124K (Δ $1K lighter vs Mastercard Inc); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · MICRO · ELITE-MED.
Upwork, Inc (SIC 73 pole)

Upwork, Inc stamps STEEP · PEAK nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Mastercard Inc's STEEP filing.
National dual ranks · #1378/#205

Mastercard Inc's FY2025 package sits #1378 by CEO dollars and #205 by ratio under MICRO · STEEP.
Pay-equity trends · STEEP

Mastercard Inc's STEEP · ELITE-MED stamps sit mid-band - pay-equity trends place the ratio against workforce pay.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Mastercard Inc (CIK 1141391), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.