Does Standard Chartered Bank pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Standard Chartered Bank employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Standard Chartered Bank. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Standard Chartered Bank?

70% of Standard Chartered Bank employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Standard Chartered Bank 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Standard Chartered Bank?

Manager (388) , Director (368) , Analyst (337) , Relationship Manager (325) , Associate Director (319) , Senior Manager (247) , Associate (244) , Business Analyst (178) , Intern (152) , Assistant Manager (138) , Senior Analyst (132) , Executive Director (118) , Specialist (112) , Associate Manager (105) , Senior Officer (105)

What are the pros of working at Standard Chartered Bank according to real employee reviews?

"Good Work Life Balance and Pay" ((in 1067 reviews)); "2. Very good culture that will help you to grow if you put in the effort" ((in 724 reviews)); "Benefits are good and the work arrangement is flexible" ((in 544 reviews)); "Most people are nice and friendly" ((in 448 reviews)); "Colleagues are friendly and collaborative" ((in 340 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Standard Chartered Bank according to real employee reviews?

"Low salaries: Some say salaries are low and it's difficult to get promotions." ((in 307 reviews)); "Stock outlook is doubtful and strategy change/restructure management is poor." ((in 287 reviews)); "Extended working hours depending upon the situation" ((in 212 reviews)); "Very condescending and bad manager." ((in 142 reviews)); "Bad senior Management that doesn't care whether if you die working resulting in employees acting like they are working when senior management is around." ((in 68 reviews))

What are employees saying about Standard Chartered Bank layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Standard Chartered Bank layoffs and their outlook for job security at Standard Chartered Bank in 2026.

Standard Chartered Bank reviews

3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(11,039 total reviews)

Bill Winters

78% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (11,039 reviews)

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Standard Chartered Bank has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 11,039 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Standard Chartered Bank employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

11K reviews

3.0

May 21, 2026

Paternity leave benefits overshadowed by poor work-life balance

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Avg pay Paternity leave of 4 months

Cons

No work life balance Sometimes we have to support production deployments on saturdays and no comp off or extra benifit for that ..according to management it's your duty to production ize Too many politics Onsite teams doesn't support on anything No KTs..you hv to kick start on ur own Beware of Financial markets projects

5.0

May 21, 2026

Great perks and annual leave, but layoffs loom ahead

Production engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

the Perk is great. Annual leave is good

Cons

Recent layoff annoucement till 2030.

4.0

May 20, 2026

Supportive colleagues and managers, but slight heavy workload

Associate manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good company to work - collegue, manager

Cons

the work load in the company

Viewing 73 - 75 of 11,039 Reviews

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Jobs at Standard Chartered Bank

Senior Executive Assistant to the CEO, US and Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa

Client Implementation Specialist

Associate, Corporate Sales, Americas

Business Planning Manager

Assistant Relationship Manager