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 for work life balance and a stable job with more than average growth when compared to peer organisation" ((in 2682 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 1686 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 1468 reviews)); "Friendly colleagues to help you and show you around especially when you are newly joined." ((in 843 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 1099 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of empathy" ((in 944 reviews)); "Politics and low pay will be staying an hour or so and take short to no lunches" ((in 748 reviews)); "Bad manager and sortable due to" ((in 437 reviews)); "Flexible working hours and compiny timings" ((in 388 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

(28,323 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

3.0

Jan 20, 2012

Motivational job experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Provides insightful and strategic thinking experience on how funds transfer operations affects the way regulatory sanctions programs are applied within global institutions

Cons

Some limitations to working at hsbc is that the internal structure is somewhat rigid in terms of career diversification programs

4.0

Jan 19, 2012

Slow but a good place to be

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Employee focus is very good. Its a huge organisation, so lot of opportunities, if you work hard & look around.

Cons

Decision making takes time. And a lot of time. Tenure is not a highly valued organisation asset and this leads to loss of good staff. New blood is important, but you also need the guys who knows the nuts & bolts of the company

3.0

Jan 18, 2012

Good career opportunities but you need to fight super hard and you are on your own to make it happen

Senior vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

- decent (but not great) overall compensation package - huge organization with plenty of upward opportunities (worldwide) - very structured and policy driven (if you like it)

Cons

- SUPER SUPER bureaucratic (10 layers of approvals to buy a roll of toilet paper) - as a result, strategies are very "safe" but the structure kills any innovative idea - guidelines everywhere (supposingly for good corporate governance and encourage best practice sharing but turns out to be excuses for people not to do things and people create long and overly-detailed guidelines just to justify their job and importance) - no support at all from senior management for your career growth. Senior management are smart but they only care about themselves. - yes, there are opportunities to go upwards but you need to work so so hard on your own to build relationships and create opportunities

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