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

(28,297 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 28,297 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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Reviews by job title

28K reviews

3.0

May 20, 2011

Average

Lead risk analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stability, Possibility of International Assignments & Career Opportunities

Cons

Lack of growth, professional growth

2.0

May 2, 2011

It is a good place for people who have no great career aspirations, dont want to achieve much in life but just pass time

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is very good for working mothers...great work life balance....there is good flexibility with time.

Cons

It is not good for career progression, since the people here just want to pass time and take home a monthly pay. The culture overall is also not good. Everything is controlled by the senior management.

3.0

Dec 20, 2010

Although I was given the lattitude to do many different things professionally, mgmt didn't give much credit 4 good work

Vice president & director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Well respected and stable financial services company that is committed to being conservative in their approach to business going forward.

Cons

1) "Some" in the SVP and higher ranks talk the talk but don't necessarily action on it. On a number of occassions I have observed executive tunnel vision to outstanding work by personnel and in other situations relatively little things receiving high praise and recognition. Seems to be a place where favorites are played. 2) Not necessarily a good business partner. In a true partnership a balance is found between 2 parties such that the resulting arrangement is mutually beneficial. I have observed questionable actions by executive management that were intended to unfairly take advantage of a partner.

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It is a good place for people who have no great career aspirations, dont want to achieve much in life but just pass time

Although I was given the lattitude to do many different things professionally, mgmt didn't give much credit 4 good work

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