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 (967) , Manager (866) , Assistant Manager (739) , Software Engineer (723) , Business Analyst (560) , Customer Service Representative (500) , Project Manager (446) , Relationship Manager (444) , Vice President (440) , 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 for work life balance and a stable job with more than average growth when compared to peer organisation" ((in 2710 reviews)); "good benefits and they encourage you to explore and try things that you are interested at" ((in 1892 reviews)); "HSBC tries hard to create a good culture but this varies widely across the organisation." ((in 1672 reviews)); "People there are nice and easy" ((in 1462 reviews)); "My colleagues that I worked with are nice and easy to work with" ((in 849 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 1091 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of empathy" ((in 926 reviews)); "Pay is low and not competitive with market with little bonus despite sg market doing well." ((in 755 reviews)); "Bad manager and sortable due to" ((in 442 reviews)); "working late hours is common" ((in 381 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

(28,235 total reviews)

Georges Elhedery

69% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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 28,235 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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Reviews by job title

28K reviews

1.0

Dec 30, 2008

Dumb and dumber

Senior vice-president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

HSBC's risk adverse conservative approach has put it ahead of all of the other banks. This was more luck than skill though. Here are a few pluses: - diverse and international, opportunities to move around - best balance sheet on the street - wide diversified client base - they like project managers, so if you are one, this is the place for you

Cons

- Hard to get anything done. - Meetings, committees, politics - General lack of work ethic - Generally Lower-tier people as compared to investment banks - Chaos reins, constant change with little follow-through - Primitive models and technology

3.0

Dec 28, 2008

Not a bad place for the money if if you're willing to be a robot.

Vp/director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Established stable company. Good benefits. Reasonable to good compensation. Company is well respected globally, even if the brand awareness in the US is low. Great place to work if you are interested in working overseas. Many different business units/lines means there is opportunity to move laterally as well as move up. Company invests in training and development for employees.

Cons

Sr mgmt doesn't understand the US market or consumer financial services, vs traditional banking. Company really doesn't value innovation or entrepreneurial thinking. Increasing reliance of centralized decision making, relegating US employees to be execution artists, not strategists. Increasingly less tolerant of risk, even when the rewards can be huge. Bias towards hiring former consultants and valueing that skillset/mindset vs a more diverse workforce. A lot of lip service is paid to diversity, but little is done. Not a good place to ascend if you are female; heavy male bias outside of the HR dept. Company is outsourcing and offshoring more and more of its operations.

3.0

Dec 24, 2008

International

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

International organization, good benefits, sound financial health

Cons

Limited advancement opportunities, East cost centric, Bureaucracy,

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