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 (722) , Business Analyst (561) , Customer Service Representative (501) , Relationship Manager (447) , 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 2696 reviews)); "good benefits and they encourage you to explore and try things that you are interested at" ((in 1906 reviews)); "HSBC tries hard to create a good culture but this varies widely across the organisation." ((in 1683 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 1444 reviews)); "My colleagues that I worked with are nice and easy to work with" ((in 846 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 1096 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of empathy" ((in 933 reviews)); "Politics and low pay will be staying an hour or so and take short to no lunches" ((in 763 reviews)); "Bad manager and sortable due to" ((in 427 reviews)); "working late hours is common" ((in 392 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

(28,290 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 28,290 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

4.0

Jan 12, 2012

Great till now

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Good Work life balance : 9-6 work schedule 2. Work from Home facility in some projects 3.Recognition : Skip level managers are also well aware. 4.Culture 5.Salary hike : good hike in 2011,market correction 6. Most people working for longer tenure: employee friendly

Cons

1. Less challenge, less learning : most systems are very old, and stable 2.Lot many approvals needed for small things 3. HR is not much helping, management decisions are not well communicated. 4.Mostly old players,promotion and growth are harder to get

3.0

Jan 11, 2012

Okay overall.

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Money was competitive for my geographical area.

Cons

Quotas were sometimes unreasonable with a difficult economy.

4.0

Jan 10, 2012

HSBC China is a great place to work. Leading foreign bank in China with great team and strong growth power.

Assistant counter service manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Well developed training system and good tradition, a great place to start for new comers of banking industry. Focuse on team work and people development. Open discussion and fair opportunities. Leading foreign bank in China with experienced business and global network. Company with good social responsibility.

Cons

Salary may not be that high in the industry, just on average. Cross function transfer is not very easy for staff to do so.

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