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 (722) , Business Analyst (561) , Customer Service Representative (501) , Relationship Manager (447) , Project Manager (446) , Vice President (442) , Intern (439) , Senior Software Engineer (389) , 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 2696 reviews)); "good benefits and they encourage you to explore and try things that you are interested at" ((in 1906 reviews)); "HSBC tries hard to create a good culture but this varies widely across the organisation." ((in 1683 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 1444 reviews)); "My colleagues that I worked with are nice and easy to work with" ((in 846 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 1096 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of empathy" ((in 933 reviews)); "Politics and low pay will be staying an hour or so and take short to no lunches" ((in 763 reviews)); "Bad manager and sortable due to" ((in 427 reviews)); "working late hours is common" ((in 392 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

(28,288 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 28,288 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

4.0

Jun 5, 2015

Software Developer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Sharp team of developers, management was good

Cons

Company was in flux, very volatile environment

4.0

Jun 5, 2015

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Solutions architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

One of the very few successful captives in India. Have grown from being a low cost low value to low cost high value center for HSBC Group 1. Large choice of technology. 2. exposure to banking domain. Depends which global line you join 3. package is not that great.

Cons

. Processes and policies are not that great average skillsets slow growth

3.0

May 10, 2015

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Product controller

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good working environment, work life balance.

Cons

No a lot of opportunities to advance.

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