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 (724) , Business Analyst (564) , Customer Service Representative (502) , 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 2713 reviews)); "good benefits and they encourage you to explore and try things that you are interested at" ((in 1917 reviews)); "HSBC tries hard to create a good culture but this varies widely across the organisation." ((in 1655 reviews)); "People there are nice and easy" ((in 1440 reviews)); "My colleagues that I worked with are nice and easy to work with" ((in 860 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 1114 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of empathy" ((in 951 reviews)); "Politics and low pay will be staying an hour or so and take short to no lunches" ((in 750 reviews)); "Bad manager and sortable due to" ((in 430 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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3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(28,323 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 28,323 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

4.0

Feb 3, 2012

It was amazing

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lot of opportunities . Work life is really good .

Cons

The age group of people working is high

3.0

Jan 31, 2012

The systems are not supportive and processes are often manual.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefit work life balance work location friendly people

Cons

no advancement opportunities low operational efficiency

3.0

Jan 30, 2012

OK

Vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some great people in the organization General friendliness of the staff Competitive benefits including matching 401(k) Global bank - global resources

Cons

Conservativism to the extreme - opportunities are missed vs competitors Slow machine - bureaucracy Decisions are driven "politically" for the most part

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