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 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.

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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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28K reviews

5.0

Jun 24, 2012

Employer's Rating

Manager corporate banking

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good brand value Good work environment

Cons

Bureaucratic organisation Red tapism Slow decision making

3.0

Jun 24, 2012

It was a great learning experience to work in a truly MNC

Associate vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It has fantastic systems and processes. Lot of material for reading and enrichment of knowledge. Transfer policies are gd which allows mobility

Cons

The process has lot of duplicate work which can be removed. Lot of control from regional offices such as Hongkong. No care of subsidiaries holidays and regional festivals.

3.0

Jun 22, 2012

Too conservative

Senior project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The only positive here is that being a global bank it is great to place gain quality experience. Opportunity to work with different countries and cultures

Cons

Always downsizing in USA Too conservative No growth in sight

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