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 (501) , Relationship Manager (447) , Project Manager (446) , 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 work life balance and hybrid working arrangement where you are expected to work from office only for 2 days min" ((in 2701 reviews)); "good benefits and they encourage you to explore and try things that you are interested at" ((in 1894 reviews)); "HSBC tries hard to create a good culture but this varies widely across the organisation." ((in 1686 reviews)); "People were great to work with and are very knowledgeable since they have been in the industry and the company for a very long time" ((in 1456 reviews)); "My colleagues that I worked with are nice and easy to work with" ((in 881 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 1089 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of empathy" ((in 931 reviews)); "Pay is low and not competitive with market with little bonus despite sg market doing well." ((in 759 reviews)); "Bad manager and sortable due to" ((in 425 reviews)); "Flexible working hours and compiny timings" ((in 389 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.

HSBC reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(28,282 total reviews)

Georges Elhedery

68% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

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HSBC has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 28,282 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

Feb 13, 2017

Decent graduate scheme, but then limited progression

Business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent graduate scheme that took me around different areas of the business. Really found out about different areas of banking and the company. I then ended up as a Business Analyst, which was a good next step.

Cons

Limited training on the graduate scheme. Post the graduate scheme there was very limited progression and other opportunities within the company.

3.0

Feb 9, 2017

Summer Intern in Retail Banking & Wealth Management

Summer analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good brand name Good networking opportunities Decent retail banking experience Great pay for interns Company benefits (gym, catering, prime London locations, compensated travel expenses)

Cons

Very limited wealth management experience Very limited opportunities to make a difference Highly simplistic task with the overall goal of showing "this is what a bank is", but your participation in the life of a bank is very limited (i.e. you don't do anything that provides decent value for bank) Was assigned to work 4 weeks for charity activities, instead of proper 4 weeks of wealth management experience

4.0

Feb 2, 2017

CDD Analyst

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's the best company to work with.

Cons

I didn't come across any such thing as of now.

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