A mounting device comprises: a mounting head having multiple pickup members configured to pick up components; a mounting control section configured to cause a second component to be picked up later when a first component, held by the mounting head at a predetermined height, and the second component, held by the mounting head at a lowered position lower than the predetermined height, are picked up with the mounting head; the mounting control section being configured to cause the second component to be released earlier when the mounting head, having picked up the first component and the second component, releases a component.