Does HSBC pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, HSBC employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at HSBC. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at HSBC?

72% of HSBC employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated HSBC 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at HSBC?

Analyst (970) , Manager (866) , Assistant Manager (740) , Software Engineer (723) , Business Analyst (560) , Customer Service Representative (500) , Project Manager (446) , Relationship Manager (445) , Vice President (442) , Intern (439) , Senior Software Engineer (388) , Associate (378) , Personal Banker (352) , Senior Manager (277) , Director (246)

What are the pros of working at HSBC according to real employee reviews?

"Good for work life balance and a stable job with more than average growth when compared to peer organisation" ((in 2720 reviews)); "good benefits and they encourage you to explore and try things that you are interested at" ((in 1905 reviews)); "HSBC tries hard to create a good culture but this varies widely across the organisation." ((in 1682 reviews)); "Most people are nice and professional" ((in 1426 reviews)); "Friendly colleagues to help you and show you around especially when you are newly joined." ((in 855 reviews))

What are the cons of working at HSBC according to real employee reviews?

"When I worked at GLT the salary was low and I never understood the hierarchical chain." ((in 1107 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of empathy" ((in 936 reviews)); "Politics and low pay will be staying an hour or so and take short to no lunches" ((in 761 reviews)); "Bad manager and sortable due to" ((in 435 reviews)); "working late hours is common" ((in 382 reviews))

What are employees saying about HSBC layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about HSBC layoffs and their outlook for job security at HSBC in 2026.

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3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(28,269 total reviews)

Georges Elhedery

68% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

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4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

HSBC has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 28,269 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The HSBC employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzen industry (3.7 stars).

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28K reviews

3.0

May 21, 2021

Great People - LONG Days Expected

Enterprise architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great co-workers, overall competitive pay

Cons

Long hours are the norm - runs way too lean to truly change anything, everyone becomes a keeps the light engineer, innovation often starts with exco support but once it grows, its too much and innovation goes out the window due to the time to keep the lights on.

5.0

May 18, 2021

soft

Soft engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good and nice work environment

Cons

pay raise and appraisals minimal

1.0

May 4, 2021

Total lack of leadership or integrity

Transformation manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It’s a big bank, it is known

Cons

No leadership. No integrity. Boss who is only in it for himself (a lifer who was hired by his mate who is another lifer. Morally corrupt. Sole destroying place to work with sole destroying small minded people.

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