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 (740) , Software Engineer (723) , Business Analyst (562) , 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

(28,307 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 28,307 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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1.0

Jun 5, 2012

Mean spirited backstabbers

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

The money was good while it lasted, but as soon as they implemented a rating system that meant that someone within every team had to be rated as a "low" all confidence for management vanished.

Cons

Poor rating system. Poor training. Zero cross training. After 7 years with HSBC I am still unable to find a job within the IT industry because HSBC took no effort to train me to do anything but my day-today job. Very little room to move between departments or gain new experience.

1.0

Jun 5, 2012

Worst Place to work if you are in Retail Banking

Manager

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CEO approval

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Pros

-- Global Bank -- Strong asset base

Cons

-- Worst Retail Banking business -- Wrong & Seriously wrong people in top management making policies

3.0

Jun 5, 2012

Overall a great learning experience

Business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

HSBC Brand name, Superb Work culture , Analytics job opportunities are immense

Cons

Career growth plan needs to be shared and more aligned with employee's goal

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