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 (500) , Project Manager (446) , Relationship Manager (445) , 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 2723 reviews)); "good benefits and they encourage you to explore and try things that you are interested at" ((in 1910 reviews)); "HSBC tries hard to create a good culture but this varies widely across the organisation." ((in 1702 reviews)); "People there are nice and easy" ((in 1462 reviews)); "My colleagues that I worked with are nice and easy to work with" ((in 860 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 1099 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of empathy" ((in 928 reviews)); "Politics and low pay will be staying an hour or so and take short to no lunches" ((in 750 reviews)); "Bad manager and sortable due to" ((in 433 reviews)); "working late hours is common" ((in 381 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

(28,269 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 28,269 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

Mar 16, 2011

overall good company but no job stability

Client service representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The management team is excellent words can not express how great of a team they have here at the new castle location

Cons

the position being eliminated and 500 people losing there jobs that have worked for the company for many years its sad

3.0

Mar 16, 2011

Well compensated but hard to manage obsolete processes and systems

Assistant vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay, global presence allows for relocation opportunity around country or world, well respected and well known franchise, fundamentally sound institution during recession.

Cons

Obnoxiously obsolete processes and technical systems, communication within the organization amongst other regions/countries is lacking. Somewhat difficult to be known given the number of employees.

4.0

Mar 14, 2011

It's good for college student

Customer service representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

step stone for those who want to work in the bank. big name

Cons

doesn't help you to get finance job low pay

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