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 (722) , Business Analyst (561) , Customer Service Representative (501) , Relationship Manager (448) , Project Manager (446) , Vice President (442) , Intern (439) , Senior Software Engineer (389) , Associate (378) , Personal Banker (352) , Senior Manager (277) , Director (246)

What are the pros of working at HSBC according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance and hybrid working arrangement where you are expected to work from office only for 2 days min" ((in 2715 reviews)); "good benefits and they encourage you to explore and try things that you are interested at" ((in 1908 reviews)); "HSBC tries hard to create a good culture but this varies widely across the organisation." ((in 1672 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 1483 reviews)); "My colleagues that I worked with are nice and easy to work with" ((in 875 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 1122 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of empathy" ((in 937 reviews)); "Politics and low pay will be staying an hour or so and take short to no lunches" ((in 753 reviews)); "Bad manager and sortable due to" ((in 429 reviews)); "working late hours is common" ((in 380 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

(28,298 total reviews)

Georges Elhedery

69% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

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4.0

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 28,298 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

1.0

Jul 8, 2017

Best company to learn 1870's work culture

Technical program manager

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Pros

people say, HSBC had glorious past and had the best culture in the whole banking industry. but have not seen that in 1 year of my experience. not sure why they boast about techs they use 100 years old. Indian senior managers are just like slaves that served British during India rule in 1700's. None would like to go back to the past and would suggest not to go here as nothing to learn new or nothing great about the culture here.

Cons

Everything is pathetic here. Senior mgmt, Business who are old and lethargic and all are here to only survive but not to learn or improve bank.

3.0

Jun 30, 2017

Mixed Bag Of Tricks

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Personal manager was great asset to team ; overall good teammates

Cons

Getting mixed messages from company.... saying they want to keep a U.S. presence but at the same time doing mass layoffs and not investing in U.S. employees.

1.0

Jun 23, 2017

Culture of Fear

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

One of the most generous rewarders in Sheffield.

Cons

Promotions not gained by merit but by a failure to resource externally. Dubious ethics. Cover ups. Bullying. Rotten bonus system. Glib senior management.

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