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 (448) , 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 2737 reviews)); "good benefits and they encourage you to explore and try things that you are interested at" ((in 1919 reviews)); "HSBC tries hard to create a good culture but this varies widely across the organisation." ((in 1661 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 1437 reviews)); "My colleagues that I worked with are nice and easy to work with" ((in 853 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 1098 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of empathy" ((in 949 reviews)); "Politics and low pay will be staying an hour or so and take short to no lunches" ((in 741 reviews)); "Bad manager and sortable due to" ((in 440 reviews)); "working late hours is common" ((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

(28,292 total reviews)

Georges Elhedery

69% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

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 28,292 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

Feb 11, 2013

Good company to work for provided you are honest, hard working and can get along well.

It specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible working hours, smart co-workers and good project planning. Expect to work hard and efficiently if you want to do well. You will also need to be able to communicate well and get along with colleauges.

Cons

They only work with technologies that they approve of so it can be a little bit behind the curve. Heavy management. Hard work may not always be given due credit/reward although it may be acknowledged in words. Inter personal relationships may matter more at times.

2.0

Nov 9, 2012

Complete and utter frenzy of ineptitude

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They pay you on time.

Cons

They continue to over work and undervalue and underpay all their employees. You're not an employee, you're their slave.

3.0

Oct 28, 2012

It was a great 8 month contract, wish it could have been longer

Sales trader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big global bank with international reach. Well respected in the industry, with a great research team. Reasonable payers, and good work life balance

Cons

Poorly managed at times with an investment banking culture but not really the pay structure to match. Banking in general is going through a rough time so it perhaps isnt just HSBC, but I thought people are losing their jobs for no reason, other than forced cost cuts to businesses that are very profitable and successful

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Good company to work for provided you are honest, hard working and can get along well.

Complete and utter frenzy of ineptitude

It was a great 8 month contract, wish it could have been longer

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