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 (741) , Software Engineer (723) , Business Analyst (563) , 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 for work life balance and a stable job with more than average growth when compared to peer organisation" ((in 2707 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 1685 reviews)); "People there are nice and easy" ((in 1465 reviews)); "My colleagues that I worked with are nice and easy to work with" ((in 862 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 1110 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 751 reviews)); "Bad manager and sortable due to" ((in 436 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.

HSBC reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(28,315 total reviews)

Georges Elhedery

69% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

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HSBC has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 28,315 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

2.0

Mar 18, 2016

Thinks it's Goldman but is more like People's

Vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Location in mid town new york; respectable pay, good benefits, good corporate sponsored events and activities; supportive and responsive colleagues located in headquarters and other branch locations

Cons

Disrespectful business units with no desire to promote from within; incompetent managers who only care about their self promotion with no desire to promote from within

1.0

Mar 4, 2016

Extremely Poor Management

It project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

28 days holiday, flexible working, employer pension contribution

Cons

Managers promote those in their likeness. Unfortunately this means a succession of self-serving imbeciles.

2.0

Feb 19, 2016

Relationship Manager

Relationship manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great and flexible employee benefits Opportunities to work abroad, when there is a not a recruitment freeze Annual bonus available Ability to work remotely

Cons

Best people are not leading teams Claim not to be target driven, but this just is not the case A large organisation, this you can feel a little lost at times Restructure after restructure - will happen every 2 years, if not annually Regular freeze in costs resulting in a stop in recruitment and expenses

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