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 (967) , Manager (866) , Assistant Manager (739) , Software Engineer (723) , Business Analyst (560) , Customer Service Representative (500) , Project Manager (446) , Relationship Manager (443) , Vice President (440) , Intern (439) , Senior Software Engineer (388) , Associate (378) , Personal Banker (352) , Senior Manager (276) , 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 2710 reviews)); "good benefits and they encourage you to explore and try things that you are interested at" ((in 1892 reviews)); "HSBC tries hard to create a good culture but this varies widely across the organisation." ((in 1672 reviews)); "People there are nice and easy" ((in 1462 reviews)); "My colleagues that I worked with are nice and easy to work with" ((in 849 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 1091 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of empathy" ((in 926 reviews)); "Pay is low and not competitive with market with little bonus despite sg market doing well." ((in 755 reviews)); "Bad manager and sortable due to" ((in 442 reviews)); "working late hours is common" ((in 381 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

(28,236 total reviews)

Georges Elhedery

69% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

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 28,236 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

May 18, 2017

Empoyment Details

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very flexible in work life balance. Great company to work with.

Cons

Poor pay. Frequent changes to job assignment.

1.0

May 8, 2017

Rubbish strategy

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None - unless you manage to work for them for two years and take the redundancy offer

Cons

Everything - only care about shareholders

2.0

May 5, 2017

Bureaucratic Environment

Vice president, assistant operations manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you enjoy working in a Bureaucratic environment and have teeth for politics, this is the place for you....but if you are interested to work...think twice

Cons

Inconsistent layoffs to meet short term numbers, Lack of or changing vision,

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