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 (388) , 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 2708 reviews)); "good benefits and they encourage you to explore and try things that you are interested at" ((in 1887 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 1479 reviews)); "My colleagues that I worked with are nice and easy to work with" ((in 841 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 1103 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of empathy" ((in 949 reviews)); "Politics and low pay will be staying an hour or so and take short to no lunches" ((in 756 reviews)); "Bad manager and sortable due to" ((in 438 reviews)); "Flexible working hours and compiny timings" ((in 382 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

(28,282 total reviews)

Georges Elhedery

68% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

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HSBC has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 28,282 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

Sep 15, 2011

Good reputation in market, but suffered due to lack of commitment from head office

Equities analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Global reach with a presence in the most vibrant economies in the world. Not the best payers, but a better work life balance than the American bulge bracket houses.

Cons

Senior management are more comfortable with fixed income and currency products than they are with equities and corporate finance.

3.0

Sep 14, 2011

Not very progressive.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Brand name. 2. UK work culture during the initial days.

Cons

1. Total apathy for temporary under performers. 2. Staff treated simply as numbers (resources). 3. Loyalty has no value.

1.0

Sep 13, 2011

Hypocritcal company - very hong kong local style

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Employee benefits e.g. housing Banking activities fees are waived

Cons

You won't get anywhere unless you take advantage of boss's biased attitudes. When upper management want to promote expansion to China. The boss will do all kind of things to pretend they are being really nice to them. While at the same time won't even speak to you in the same lift. Shift responsibilities to others is what I learn here in order to survive.

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