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 2713 reviews)); "good benefits and they encourage you to explore and try things that you are interested at" ((in 1914 reviews)); "HSBC tries hard to create a good culture but this varies widely across the organisation." ((in 1660 reviews)); "People were great to work with and are very knowledgeable since they have been in the industry and the company for a very long time" ((in 1474 reviews)); "My colleagues that I worked with are nice and easy to work with" ((in 855 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 1093 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of empathy" ((in 951 reviews)); "Politics and low pay will be staying an hour or so and take short to no lunches" ((in 761 reviews)); "Bad manager and sortable due to" ((in 439 reviews)); "working late hours is common" ((in 379 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

(28,316 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 28,316 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

4.0

Jun 16, 2012

Sometimes the best, others could be better

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-> Flexible time of working -> Work from home (slowly starting across the projects) -> Got a few challenging opportunities (you have to be a little lucky though as well) -> Onsite opportunities. -> Bonus not included in pay. You may get it in 6 digits

Cons

-> Cost cutting made facilities worst -> TP(erformance) M(easurement) may get biased -> Outdated technologies or less learning opportunities

3.0

Jun 15, 2012

Learned a lot being surrounded by some of the most gifted colleagues

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company is filled with smart and friendly colleagues. Many of them are ex-consultants and top recruits from leading companies. They are willing to wait for the right talent and pay good money to get them onboard. Can learn a lot from direct managers. Large scope of work gives good general management experience. In general, company has very good intention to treat it customers the way they would want their own grandmother to be treated. Very strong supporter of environmental causes.

Cons

Strategy shifts drastically when CEO changes. Consensus driven culture leading lack of accountablity. Every small decisions have to float up to London. In order to "manage better from London", silos were created which made environment very difficult to get things accomplished. In the US, bank failed to creat a strong brand despite operation in the country for over 25 years.

3.0

Jun 15, 2012

Good but not the best

Senior accounts executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work culture & work life balance

Cons

no growth and monotonous job

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