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 (739) , Software Engineer (723) , Business Analyst (560) , Customer Service Representative (500) , Project Manager (446) , Relationship Manager (444) , Vice President (442) , 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 work life balance and hybrid working arrangement where you are expected to work from office only for 2 days min" ((in 2712 reviews)); "good benefits and they encourage you to explore and try things that you are interested at" ((in 1871 reviews)); "HSBC tries hard to create a good culture but this varies widely across the organisation." ((in 1675 reviews)); "Most people are nice and professional" ((in 1445 reviews)); "Friendly colleagues to help you and show you around especially when you are newly joined." ((in 874 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 1094 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of empathy" ((in 923 reviews)); "Politics and low pay will be staying an hour or so and take short to no lunches" ((in 747 reviews)); "Bad manager and sortable due to" ((in 433 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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3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(28,260 total reviews)

Georges Elhedery

68% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

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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 28,260 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

Apr 17, 2016

Was excellent but it's on a very slippery slope to despairing

Senior network analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Pension is better than most places. Negotiated good discounts in and around the city with some being national. Good mix of guys on the shop floor with different backgrounds and they're all approachable.

Cons

Dreadful low morale. Significant amount of "peacocking" by most middle/senior managers. No recognition or development time for technical professional development. Destroys WLB at most opportunities by ignoring when you're available to cover out of hours work. Scant acknowledgement of any deliverables.

2.0

Mar 4, 2016

Poor senior decision making wastes money, puts pressure on middle management and teams

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some BRILLIANT individuals, totally committed Good external brand, though tarnished in recent years Good overall package Great location in Canary Wharf if you want to be in the buzz of the finance district Great shopping underground Great place for contractors and big consultancy businesses - a license to print money!

Cons

Poor internal computer systems, not integrated, wastes a huge amount of time Very poor senior decision making - takes forever to get approvals, and then decisions get changed / go back to the beginning and start again! Waste a SIGNIFICANT amount of money on projects which go round in circles and don't deliver

4.0

Feb 22, 2016

GBM IT

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work can be challenging. Good bonding between IT & FO.

Cons

Politics. Unnecessary bureaucracy. Lot of staff are not hands on and are not pro-active. Career opportunities do not come by fast. Slow pay rise.

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