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

Ratings by category

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

Sep 15, 2020

Not a good experience with my team

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work life balance Helpful colleagues

Cons

Outdated tech stack (at least for my dept) Managers follows favoritism Poor performance growth

3.0

Sep 7, 2020

Used to be a great place to work but going downhill

Managing director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice people, international opportunities, good benefits

Cons

No true bank leadership, struggling to find visions amidst cost cutting and geopolitical turmoil

2.0

Aug 30, 2020

Way too much gossip

Aml investigator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay and benefits were decent.

Cons

Gossip that make others feel alienated/hated on, hurts others and ruins the morale of work environment. Promotions and work culture are based on a buddy system and gossip.

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