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 (969) , Manager (866) , Assistant Manager (739) , Software Engineer (723) , Business Analyst (560) , Customer Service Representative (500) , Project Manager (446) , Relationship Manager (444) , Vice President (441) , Intern (439) , Senior Software Engineer (388) , Associate (378) , Personal Banker (352) , Senior Manager (276) , 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 2676 reviews)); "good benefits and they encourage you to explore and try things that you are interested at" ((in 1904 reviews)); "HSBC tries hard to create a good culture but this varies widely across the organisation." ((in 1681 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 1433 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?

"Low salary and bonuses with high sales expectation regardless of which demographic you live in." ((in 1096 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of empathy" ((in 938 reviews)); "Politics and low pay will be staying an hour or so and take short to no lunches" ((in 765 reviews)); "Bad manager and sortable due to" ((in 431 reviews)); "working late hours is common" ((in 393 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

(28,244 total reviews)

Georges Elhedery

69% 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 28,244 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

3.0

Oct 13, 2009

great for global career opportunities, but bureaucratic management system gets frustrating

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- great opportunities to live and work abroad (global network = global opportunities) - prestige of working for the world's largest bank (especially if you keep in mind they're way bigger abroad than in the U.S.) - good at attracting above-average talent - good benefits

Cons

- large number of employees means you sometimes get lost as just another number (often times no strong sense of community beyond work group) - seemed a little stingy on the salary side of things, especially with regard to certain positions - extensive management hierarchy means a lot of red tape and sometimes few opportunities to get noticed/move up

2.0

Oct 3, 2009

Very Dissapointed

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

World Reknownwed company Large Operations Health Ins. Over priced

Cons

Low Pay Awful Work/Life Balance Work like a drone high rates

5.0

Sep 21, 2009

HSBC is a Great Place to Work

Vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

HSBC is committed to work life balance, actively promoting work-from-home opportunities, encouraging employees to take care of personal issues whenever necessary and allowing time-off and ad-hoc working environments to accommodate all situations. The benefits are excellent, with HSBC paying a very high proportion of medical and dental and matching 401k contributions at a level higher than most.

Cons

Pay is not what it is at Investment Banks. Facilities are less than top-notch. The lower level worker talent is not at the level one might expect at a large bank.

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