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 (564) , Customer Service Representative (502) , Relationship Manager (448) , Project Manager (446) , Vice President (443) , Intern (439) , Senior Software Engineer (389) , Associate (380) , 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 2703 reviews)); "good benefits and they encourage you to explore and try things that you are interested at" ((in 1923 reviews)); "HSBC tries hard to create a good culture but this varies widely across the organisation." ((in 1669 reviews)); "People there are nice and easy" ((in 1457 reviews)); "My colleagues that I worked with are nice and easy to work with" ((in 843 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 1113 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of empathy" ((in 931 reviews)); "Politics and low pay will be staying an hour or so and take short to no lunches" ((in 757 reviews)); "Bad manager and sortable due to" ((in 438 reviews)); "working late hours is common" ((in 377 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

(28,334 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 28,334 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

2.0

Aug 23, 2012

HSBC Bank Canada

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

International opportunities Health and dental benefits Pension and savings plans available Vacation days from 15 to 30 weekdays

Cons

Bureaucratic - many decision-making are at discretion of manager, often find managers using discretion for own purposes (i.e. not allowing career advancement due to poorly planned succession) Underpaid - there's not really a clear objective set.. again at the discretion of manager.

3.0

Aug 23, 2012

World Leading International Bank

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Invests a lot in people dev't and trainings

Cons

Pay is conservative, not very competitive in the Market

2.0

Aug 23, 2012

Conservative company.

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

HSBS is Conservative and Steady .

Cons

Anbitrary for some senior manager level.

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