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 (967) , Manager (866) , Assistant Manager (739) , Software Engineer (723) , Business Analyst (560) , Customer Service Representative (499) , Project Manager (446) , Relationship Manager (442) , Vice President (440) , 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 2725 reviews)); "good benefits and they encourage you to explore and try things that you are interested at" ((in 1892 reviews)); "HSBC tries hard to create a good culture but this varies widely across the organisation." ((in 1692 reviews)); "Most people are nice and professional" ((in 1467 reviews)); "My colleagues that I worked with are nice and easy to work with" ((in 850 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 1097 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of empathy" ((in 941 reviews)); "Pay is low and not competitive with market with little bonus despite sg market doing well." ((in 750 reviews)); "Bad manager and sortable due to" ((in 428 reviews)); "working late hours is common" ((in 384 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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3.9

72% would recommend to a friend

(28,226 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 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 28,226 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 Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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28K reviews

3.0

May 18, 2010

Poor fresher salary

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

One of the safe company long vision

Cons

salary is not upto the mark for freshers

5.0

May 5, 2010

Good place to work

Analyst programmer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work culture Secured bank good work life balance Big bank focus on emerging markets established software develpment practices. Friendly work atmosphere

Cons

compensation too many processes self content less exposure slow career growth poor knowledge sharing among teams slight beurocracy less frequent inter-group travel

4.0

Jan 30, 2010

Great place to work

Applications support analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people to work with. Good opportunities to move between departments and cross train skills. Good working hours, employees aren't obliged to work longer than their contracted hours

Cons

Not too many negatives, perhaps the bonus could be more competitive for support staff than it is currently. Plus salary levels lower than competitiors

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