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 (741) , Software Engineer (723) , Business Analyst (563) , 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 2707 reviews)); "good benefits and they encourage you to explore and try things that you are interested at" ((in 1904 reviews)); "HSBC tries hard to create a good culture but this varies widely across the organisation." ((in 1685 reviews)); "People there are nice and easy" ((in 1465 reviews)); "My colleagues that I worked with are nice and easy to work with" ((in 862 reviews))

What are the cons of working at HSBC according to real employee reviews?

"Low salary and bonuses with high sales expectation regardless of which demographic you live in." ((in 1110 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of empathy" ((in 942 reviews)); "Pay is low and not competitive with market with little bonus despite sg market doing well." ((in 751 reviews)); "Bad manager and sortable due to" ((in 436 reviews)); "working late hours is common" ((in 384 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

(28,315 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 28,315 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 27, 2025

MSS OPERATIONS Settlement

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good in terms of learning. Yearly Bonus pay is good and 3 days need to come office

Cons

No work from home out of base location and difficult for employees. Promotions given to only mostly the local region people eventhough you put your effort and time.

3.0

May 24, 2025

HSBC Singapore is a sinking ship, I'm just glad I left

Junior corporate banker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Higher base pay than local banks - Corporate Banking RMs receive more support than local banks, thanks to specialised credit analysts - People are nice

Cons

- Lower base than other international banks (e.g. Citi, Standard Chartered) - Bonus is very low. If you are a junior Corporate Banker, expect bonus which is between 1 - 2 months. - Terrible morale and outlook, they are demoting many Singaporean Team Heads, parachuting foreigners into top positions, and firing dedicated leaders as part of their "restructuring" - 0 structured training in my role, which is very suboptimal as Corporate Banking RMs are responsible for handling and selling all kinds of corporate banking products to clients - if you don't know the products, how to sell? - Work life balance is very bad. Learn how to protect yourself. - Jobs are being offshored rapidly to China and India. I expect more offshoring of the Credit Analyst role to India.

5.0

May 21, 2025

Good work life balance

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance is good, Good exposure, time for learning and growing

Cons

Less hikes and compensation and benefits

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