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 (724) , Business Analyst (563) , Customer Service Representative (502) , 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 2676 reviews)); "good benefits and they encourage you to explore and try things that you are interested at" ((in 1899 reviews)); "HSBC tries hard to create a good culture but this varies widely across the organisation." ((in 1680 reviews)); "People there are nice and easy" ((in 1461 reviews)); "Friendly colleagues to help you and show you around especially when you are newly joined." ((in 867 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 1123 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of empathy" ((in 950 reviews)); "Politics and low pay will be staying an hour or so and take short to no lunches" ((in 767 reviews)); "Bad manager and sortable due to" ((in 433 reviews)); "Flexible working hours and environment" ((in 380 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

(28,320 total reviews)

Georges Elhedery

69% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

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HSBC has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 28,320 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).

Reviews by job title

28K reviews

2.0

Mar 6, 2025

Great work but terrible culture

Business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work was rewarding, lots of ownership

Cons

Typically 80 hour work weeks. Protected weekends not honored

4.0

Mar 1, 2025

Work Culture

Fund administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Open working culture. Flexible shift, benefits

Cons

Stress full work load, Some teams has internal bias between their favourite people.

1.0

Feb 25, 2025

Low morale, lack of job security

Global markets sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Sales staff have a wide support network of product providers and credit lines are readily available to customers

Cons

Rock bottom morale due to the constant threat of redundancy. Sales staff are always the target for redundancy whereas the vast numbers of middle management within Global Markets always protect themselves, even though these are non revenue generating roles. Senior management take no interest in their staff, only pandering to the highest revenue generators and ignore everyone else. Long working hours are the norm with no consideration for life outside of the office, no flexibility whatsoever to work remotely.

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