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 (969) , 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 2745 reviews)); "good benefits and they encourage you to explore and try things that you are interested at" ((in 1910 reviews)); "HSBC tries hard to create a good culture but this varies widely across the organisation." ((in 1660 reviews)); "People there are nice and easy" ((in 1452 reviews)); "My colleagues that I worked with are nice and easy to work with" ((in 863 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 1102 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 757 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

(28,252 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 28,252 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 31, 2010

HSBC Tehnology - loosing its relevance in NYC area

Senior consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance. Flexible hours. Easy work schedule. Low pressure job. Excellent exposre to working in a truly global environment and matrix organisation

Cons

Low salary. Poor/no career growth options in NYC area. Not so recognised for jobs in Wall Street. sometimes laid back so demotivating

4.0

Jan 30, 2010

Great place to work

Applications support analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people to work with. Good opportunities to move between departments and cross train skills. Good working hours, employees aren't obliged to work longer than their contracted hours

Cons

Not too many negatives, perhaps the bonus could be more competitive for support staff than it is currently. Plus salary levels lower than competitiors

3.0

Jan 25, 2010

Good benefits and decent pay, but lack of opportunities in US as its operation is outsized by UK franchise

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good benefits in terms of vacation and 401K, but health benefit was considerably downgraded this year. It very rarely lays off workers. It is a "pro" for people who are looking for an easy place to make an easy salary and do not want to worry too much about being fired.

Cons

Lack of excitement, lots of office politics and bureaucracies. Very poor office admin support staff. It is a nightmare to book a conf room, get a laptop for traveling, report a system access issue, etc. I guess part of the problem can be attributed to its pure large size. However it is explained, it is just painful. People from UK office are given more opportunities than others, which is demoralizing to US workers.

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