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 (500) , Project Manager (446) , Relationship 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 for work life balance and a stable job with more than average growth when compared to peer organisation" ((in 2729 reviews)); "good benefits and they encourage you to explore and try things that you are interested at" ((in 1868 reviews)); "HSBC tries hard to create a good culture but this varies widely across the organisation." ((in 1679 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 1425 reviews)); "My colleagues that I worked with are nice and easy to work with" ((in 871 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 1115 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of empathy" ((in 934 reviews)); "Pay is low and not competitive with market with little bonus despite sg market doing well." ((in 742 reviews)); "Bad manager and sortable due to" ((in 430 reviews)); "working late hours is common" ((in 392 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

(28,272 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 28,272 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

Sep 8, 2010

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Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance; good facilities

Cons

senior leadership could do things differently

4.0

Sep 6, 2010

Great Place to work

Vice president, sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great bunch of people to work with Regional responsibilities - great exposure Reasonable recognition for good performance, however some bad performers were too often tolerated rather than further developed

Cons

Limited career advancement opportunity; Hard to get transfers to other departments or countries Internal business/ IT systems can be improved Long hours Limited training - everything had to be learnt on-the-job

4.0

Sep 3, 2010

Lots of intakes

Commercial banking management associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

International bank, very diversified exposure. Large scale of the bank allows good quality training programs and rotations. High retention rate, people stay there for very long. Good benefits compared to other local banks.

Cons

It is a sales oriented role. You may lose ambition if you start your career there.

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