Is HSBC a good company to work for?

HSBC has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 36,808 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 72% of employees would recommend working at HSBC to a friend and 65% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about HSBC have been left by employees working as Software Engineer , Credit Analyst and Investment Banking Summer Analyst .

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 (971) , Manager (867) , Assistant Manager (742) , Software Engineer (725) , Business Analyst (563) , Customer Service Representative (502) , Relationship Manager (449) , Project Manager (446) , Vice President (444) , Intern (440) , Senior Software Engineer (390) , Associate (381) , Personal Banker (352) , Senior Manager (277) , 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 2716 reviews)); "good benefits and they encourage you to explore and try things that you are interested at" ((in 1879 reviews)); "HSBC tries hard to create a good culture but this varies widely across the organisation." ((in 1655 reviews)); "People there are nice and easy" ((in 1462 reviews)); "My colleagues that I worked with are nice and easy to work with" ((in 873 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 1103 reviews)); "Poor management and lack of empathy" ((in 924 reviews)); "Politics and low pay will be staying an hour or so and take short to no lunches" ((in 760 reviews)); "Bad manager and sortable due to" ((in 434 reviews)); "working late hours is common" ((in 387 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.

What are the top reviewed HSBC locations?

New York , Buffalo , Chicago , Mettawa , Brandon , Depew , Tampa , Elmhurst , Salinas , San Francisco , Jersey City , Arlington Heights , Los Angeles , New Castle , Las Vegas , San Diego , Miami , Brooklyn , Washington , Chesapeake , Houston , Tigard , Pomona , Boston , Portland , San Jose , Arlington Heights , Wilmington , Malta , Bridgewater

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3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(28,361 total reviews)

Georges Elhedery

69% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

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 28,361 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 Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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28K reviews

2.0

Aug 12, 2010

Good company for International Opportunities

Manager - financial planning and analysis

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong ability to do International positions Strong Balance Sheet and Assets Decent compensation and benefits Company is focused on environment

Cons

Lack of Strategy, too false starts North American is not a priority Too many levels of managements Lack of system and integration

2.0

Aug 11, 2010

Don't value people

Risk manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

chances of learning and working at different locations, lots of online trainings

Cons

treat people like numbers, too many re-org and outsourcing

2.0

Aug 11, 2010

HSBC manages the middle east office in a very biased manner. Incompetent nationals are paid more than twice !

Relationship manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Brand, People, Procedures, Training, Cafe

Cons

Arrogant employer Pay package Transient management with new policies every few years.

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