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 (335) , 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 1061 reviews)); "2. Very good culture that will help you to grow if you put in the effort" ((in 730 reviews)); "Benefits are good and generous" ((in 541 reviews)); "Like most companies the people are nice and helpful" ((in 443 reviews)); "Colleagues are friendly and collaborative" ((in 326 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 300 reviews)); "Stock outlook is doubtful and strategy change/restructure management is poor." ((in 294 reviews)); "Extended working hours depending upon the situation" ((in 204 reviews)); "Very condescending and bad manager." ((in 134 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 73 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.

What are the top reviewed Standard Chartered Bank locations?

Paris , Nice , Valence , Foissy

Standard Chartered Bank reviews

3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(11,034 total reviews)

Bill Winters

78% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

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Standard Chartered Bank has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 11,034 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 Finance industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

11K reviews

3.0

Jan 5, 2015

Great prior to 2010, but the culture took a complete u turn

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to learn, moving cross-functionally

Cons

Perks,Promotions,work-life balance,leadership style and onboarding process

5.0

Jan 5, 2015

General information for management trainee

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Diversified and international, vivid and great opportunities.

Cons

Great challenge with high target

2.0

Jan 3, 2015

Can Learn A Lot But Highly Political

Business unit executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Broad international presence Opportunities to live and work abroad Very interesting Emerging Markets business You can learn a lot Great franchise in many interesting markets

Cons

Extremely political environment Skill level and work product actually counts for very little EXTREMELY bureaucratic, smallest decisions driven by overseas HQ Even high level execs in US really don't have much power Environment discourages speaking up/encourages sycophants Massive churn "Run scared" culture Lack of transparency/honesty by senior management

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Jobs at Standard Chartered Bank

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

Loan Closer, Middle Office Credit

Client Implementation Specialist

Director, First Line Operational Risk

Associate, Corporate Sales, Americas