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 (560) , 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 for work life balance and a stable job with more than average growth when compared to peer organisation" ((in 2717 reviews)); "good benefits and they encourage you to explore and try things that you are interested at" ((in 1923 reviews)); "HSBC tries hard to create a good culture but this varies widely across the organisation." ((in 1678 reviews)); "Most people are nice and professional" ((in 1431 reviews)); "My colleagues that I worked with are nice and easy to work with" ((in 840 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 1092 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of empathy" ((in 945 reviews)); "Pay is low and not competitive with market with little bonus despite sg market doing well." ((in 748 reviews)); "Bad manager and sortable due to" ((in 434 reviews)); "Flexible working hours and compiny timings" ((in 386 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

(28,280 total reviews)

Georges Elhedery

68% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

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 28,280 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

3.0

Jul 2, 2011

Good international and offshore experience opportunities. Too much mediocrity, low energy enviornment.

Senior manager business consulting

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Oppurtunitties to travel abroad, work from home.

Cons

Mediocrity, Not very exciting and energetic environment. Senior managers in the US are old school. Technology 5 years behind competitors. Very little exposure to real business .

2.0

Jun 30, 2011

boring corporate job

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Let's see the main reasons are security, stability are reasons to work for hsbc as it supports green card and h1b visa status.

Cons

in general the job is not that interesting nor challenging. but opportunities abound as you have easy ability to move up from the lower ranks

3.0

Jun 29, 2011

Fine until Consumer Finance branches were closed in U.S.

Branch manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay Benefits Time Off Travel, work related, was pleasant.

Cons

Somewhat difficult to get changes made.

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Good international and offshore experience opportunities. Too much mediocrity, low energy enviornment.

boring corporate job

Fine until Consumer Finance branches were closed in U.S.

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