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 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Standard Chartered Bank?

69% of Standard Chartered Bank employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Standard Chartered Bank 3.7 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 (243) , Business Analyst (178) , Intern (152) , Assistant Manager (138) , Senior Analyst (132) , Executive Director (118) , Specialist (111) , Associate Manager (105) , Senior Officer (105)

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

"MNC and good work life balance" ((in 1063 reviews)); "2. Very good culture that will help you to grow if you put in the effort" ((in 737 reviews)); "Benefits are good and the work arrangement is flexible" ((in 527 reviews)); "People there are nice and care for your growths" ((in 438 reviews)); "Colleagues are friendly and collaborative" ((in 329 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 314 reviews)); "Stock outlook is doubtful and strategy change/restructure management is poor." ((in 296 reviews)); "Extended working hours depending upon the situation" ((in 208 reviews)); "Very condescending and bad manager." ((in 131 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 71 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

69% would recommend to a friend

(11,028 total reviews)

Bill Winters

78% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (11,028 reviews)

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Standard Chartered Bank has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 11,028 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

4.0

Jan 15, 2015

Great learning and good growth opportunity even at an early stage in the career, talented people who work together.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very entreprenurial culture that allows people to take risks and puts them into various rotational assignments that help in the over all development. good compensation

Cons

very frequent changes in strategy and changes in org structure that can impact ones work very frequently. lower job security recently with several announcements of lay offs

3.0

Jan 14, 2015

Working at SCB

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Large mnc bank, good career opportunities

Cons

Slow growth, matrix organization, less salary

4.0

Jan 13, 2015

Amazing company to work with

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lot of learning opportunities Can jump within departments.

Cons

Long working hours Peer pressure Salary not lucrative compared to other MNCs

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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

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