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 (500) , Project Manager (446) , Relationship Manager (443) , 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 2737 reviews)); "good benefits and they encourage you to explore and try things that you are interested at" ((in 1900 reviews)); "HSBC tries hard to create a good culture but this varies widely across the organisation." ((in 1682 reviews)); "People there are nice and easy" ((in 1456 reviews)); "Friendly colleagues to help you and show you around especially when you are newly joined." ((in 848 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 1087 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of empathy" ((in 942 reviews)); "Pay is low and not competitive with market with little bonus despite sg market doing well." ((in 744 reviews)); "Bad manager and sortable due to" ((in 436 reviews)); "working late hours is common" ((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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3.9

72% would recommend to a friend

(28,233 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 28,233 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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Reviews by job title

28K reviews

1.0

Feb 14, 2018

Toxic, Bullying Environment in Hong Kong

Senior program manager, gcb4

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's a job. Food in canteen is cheap. Some nice people work there for awhile....

Cons

Company has a tradition of promoting and encouraging bullies who don't know what they're doing / want. Very many qualified and experienced professionals find it an impossible workplace. Terrible hours. Offices are old and dirty, or ridiculously tight (at / possibly breaking fire code for capacity?) and distracting open concept. Low pay with career progression mostly for "chosen/protected" ones. You can live without them on your CV. Go somewhere else!

3.0

Oct 26, 2017

Not a career with a future

Assistant vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits package. Midtown office location.

Cons

Near constant reorganizations. Staff reductions at the lowest level. Disconnected executive management from day to day activities. Excessive reliance on under trained outsourced staff. Productivity as a result is severely affected.

1.0

Jan 7, 2017

Trustee Administrator

Trustee administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Staff bond against oppressive management. No other pros as the company is truly awful to work for. See cons for more detai.

Cons

Unrealistic workload expectations, staff treated like cattle, expected to have no life outside of HSBC, bad attitude from senior management which filters down to subordinates, no drive to update technologies, painfully manual tasks, outdated systems, staff are expected to complete mandatory overtime (average of 5 hour a week) plus weekend working.

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