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 (723) , Business Analyst (560) , Customer Service Representative (501) , Relationship Manager (447) , Project Manager (446) , Vice President (442) , Intern (439) , Senior Software Engineer (388) , 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 2701 reviews)); "good benefits and they encourage you to explore and try things that you are interested at" ((in 1894 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 1456 reviews)); "My colleagues that I worked with are nice and easy to work with" ((in 881 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 1089 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of empathy" ((in 931 reviews)); "Pay is low and not competitive with market with little bonus despite sg market doing well." ((in 759 reviews)); "Bad manager and sortable due to" ((in 425 reviews)); "Flexible working hours and compiny timings" ((in 389 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

(28,282 total reviews)

Georges Elhedery

68% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

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HSBC has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 28,282 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 14, 2011

not getting a good compensation

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

the benefits are pretty good compared with other organization

Cons

the west coast only have retail department; hence,cant advance your career.

2.0

Jan 11, 2011

Great job if you want to work hard, with no respect and unrealistic goals.

Financial advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company has a decent 401k program and a fairly autonomous work schedule. You get the job done, it's all that matters. The payouts on products are still a bit above the norms in a bank brokerage program. The bank is geared towards driving wealth management and investment sales.

Cons

As an advisor, your success is heavily dependent on location of your branch and the Premier Relationship Manager within your branch whose compensation is completely different than your own. Management has unrealistic expectations of growth year-over-year. 30% per year? Only Ponzi schemes and unethical chop-shops can grow at that rate on a consistent basis. Your manager at HSBC Securities never worked in the job you are currently holding and therefore, cannot empathize with the role's challenges in any way, shape or form. Additionally, if you a customer complains, the customer is correct no matter what, even to the detriment of your license. Finally, the systems and technology at the bank is too old for Fred Flintstone to use.

1.0

Jan 11, 2011

Poor

Financial manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to start a career

Cons

Poor management, Manager at Finance are really poor, the local and regional CFO are poor in management and knowledge

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