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 (561) , 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 work life balance and hybrid working arrangement where you are expected to work from office only for 2 days min" ((in 2715 reviews)); "good benefits and they encourage you to explore and try things that you are interested at" ((in 1908 reviews)); "HSBC tries hard to create a good culture but this varies widely across the organisation." ((in 1672 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 1483 reviews)); "My colleagues that I worked with are nice and easy to work with" ((in 875 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 1122 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of empathy" ((in 937 reviews)); "Politics and low pay will be staying an hour or so and take short to no lunches" ((in 753 reviews)); "Bad manager and sortable due to" ((in 429 reviews)); "working late hours is common" ((in 380 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

(28,302 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 28,302 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

May 15, 2012

In Banking, one of the best places to work

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Good Exposure 2. Excellent Client Base 3. Good Support Systems 4. Transparent Promotion Policies 5. Best Compensation In-Class 6. Employee Friendly HR policies

Cons

While the promotion policies are transparent they may appear to be at times dogmatic and there would be no relaxation on any account. This may lead to a stagnation in some cases and thus dissatisfaction. Due to recent economic conditions abroad (outside India) there have been large scale cost cutting and this has been a big let down for the old employees, so there is a general sense of resentment in the company circles.

4.0

May 15, 2012

Optimist Environment to work and balance office and home Life.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Best part is it wont presurrize you to the extent that you cant balance your life. All seniors enthusiastic to work and to support.

Cons

Its not completely software sector so technically it may not help in building skills too much as compared to core software sector.

4.0

May 14, 2012

Challenging and mind opening experience....average salary and long hours

Financial analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Brand recognition for CV (great to launch carreer) - Offers decent global experience - Great work enviroment - Very horizontal management structure (great attribute) - Great personal and proffesional challenge - Decent benefits - Not really a meritocracy

Cons

- IT and proccesses in general are tremendously updated (huge setback) - Humongous company, might make it hard to get to the top - Very average salary - Long hours

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