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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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

1.0

Mar 19, 2021

Scam of a company

Software development engineer i

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CEO approval

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Pros

None. If I only knew this company before working there - I would not work there.

Cons

Do not work there. I'm glad I left.

1.0

Feb 18, 2021

Stay away from this company at all costs or regret it.

Field service technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Payroll checks were on time.

Cons

Very poor relationship with upper management, most team members were fantastic, team leads were good and ops managers were good. But be careful, if they think you do anything questionable they will not support you and will fire you in a heartbeat (if not faster) without a fair chance for you (the employee). A client made false claims against me and HCL did not give me a fair chance, they took the word of the client and fired me without much (if any) thought at all. They do not pay reimbursable claims in a timely manner but their paychecks came on time at least. Their "benefits" were expensive and had a high deductible. The only thing that I can say good about them was that paychecks were on time and the 8-5 schedule was flexible, other than that - STAY AWAY FROM HCL at all costs.

1.0

Feb 15, 2021

No idea what they're doing...

Instructor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None. (Well...Except for my hard working local colleagues who did their best with a bad situation).

Cons

Utter lack of vision . You can't lay off entire departments ,and then wonder why their work is not getting done.

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