Does HCL pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, HCL employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at HCL. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at HCL?

62% of HCL employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated HCL 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at HCL?

Software Engineer (453) , Senior Software Engineer (195) , Technical Lead (175) , Analyst (173) , Lead Engineer (162) , Senior Analyst (138) , Consultant (116) , Software Developer (91) , Specialist (80) , Project Manager (58) , Senior Consultant (55) , Manager (52) , Technical Specialist (51) , Senior Specialist (49) , Associate Consultant (46)

What are the pros of working at HCL according to real employee reviews?

"Work life balance is good and you prefer this company for long term if you are not expecting hike and promotion"" ((in 464 reviews)); "work culture is good and friendly" ((in 174 reviews)); "job security and good Learning" ((in 174 reviews)); "Good work environment and fun" ((in 130 reviews)); "Work ethics are better and good environment" ((in 93 reviews))

What are the cons of working at HCL according to real employee reviews?

"The salary for the employees is very less although is very normal but obviously you expect more always" ((in 390 reviews)); "Company has poor management and politics." ((in 227 reviews)); "no salary hike and nothing" ((in 146 reviews)); "less pay and not god for learning if experienced" ((in 112 reviews)); "Every thing is bad from Manager to HR No hike for experience employee" ((in 71 reviews))

What are employees saying about HCL layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed HCL locations?

Cary , Redmond , San Antonio , Frisco , New York , Dallas , Chicago , San Jose , Sunnyvale , Seattle , Raleigh , Austin , Atlanta , San Francisco , Bothell , Los Angeles , Houston , Pittsburgh , Boston , Jersey City , Naperville , Phoenix , Washington , Indianapolis , Detroit , Denver , Philadelphia , India , Raritan , Rochester

HCL reviews

3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(5,600 total reviews)

Shiv Nadar

78% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

3.0

Compensation and benefits

HCL has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 5,600 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The HCL employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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6K reviews

1.0

May 5, 2021

WORSE PLACE TO WORK

Transaction analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Get experience with 3M systems that can be use in a different job

Cons

Terrible management, bad salary, lead is incompetent

1.0

Feb 16, 2024

One of the Worst decisions of my life

Associate consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There were no Pros at this company, I wish there was one good thing to say about this company.

Cons

This company is a typical consulting firm but with much worse management, too much micro-management, most of the employees are based out of india so they are working hours that are not supportive of the US hours. One of the worst companies I ever worked at

1.0

Nov 12, 2021

Stay away!

Wintel administrative (azure expert)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

none, no benefits exist to even speak with this company!

Cons

When i cleared all my interviews, this company retroactively one-sided dropped promised salary that we agreed on by 20%. Also they said they follow all COVID-19 regulations an initial start can be remote and last until we are done with pandemic. After my interview they told me opposite. Onsite from day one. When i argued, go and pull recorded conversation with the hiring manager, they stopped talking to me. Stop giving misleading information to people, stop misrepresentation!

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