At all-time highTracked since Mar 1

AARP Essential Rewards Mastercard

At its all-time high

Best offer this card has ever had: 100 dollars.

Current sign-up bonus

100

Bonus dollars

Earn 100 dollars after you spend $500 in the first 3 months. That's ~$100 in value.

Earning rates

3%

Gas stations and drug stores (excluding Target and Walmart)

2%

Eligible medical expenses

1%

Everything else

Key benefits

  • ✓3% cash back at gas stations and drug stores (excluding Target and Walmart)
  • ✓2% cash back on eligible medical expenses
  • ✓0% intro APR on balance transfers for 15 billing cycles
  • ✓Barclays donates $10 to AARP Foundation for every new account, plus 1% of eligible purchases (up to $1 million annually)
  • ✓No annual fee

We list the highlights. See the issuer for full benefits & terms →

Offer history

Every welcome bonus we've recorded for this card. The dashed line is its all-time high; the green dot is today, sitting right at the peak.

All-time high100100 dollars · from Mar 20212021Today · 2021
  1. 100 dollarsCurrent★ Highest ever
    2021-03-01 · $500 / 3mo · Launch offer (DoC 3/23/21); unchanged since launch and still the current offer on the issuer page as of 7/18/26
    Source: doctorofcredit.com

Historical offers are tracked for reference. Past offers may not return.