Does Halliburton pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Halliburton employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Halliburton. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Halliburton?

68% of Halliburton employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Halliburton 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Halliburton?

Field Engineer (210) , Technical Professional (166) , Engineer (108) , Associate Technical Professional (82) , MWD Field Engineer (78) , Intern (77) , Drilling Fluids Engineer (52) , Senior Technical Professional (52) , MWD/LWD Field Engineer (48) , Electronics Technician (46) , Procurement Specialist (46) , Manager (43) , Mechanical Engineer (40) , Project Manager (40) , Accountant (36)

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

"Benefits are good and if you work in the field they provided food and shelter." ((in 638 reviews)); "Pay is good but not worth it" ((in 422 reviews)); "The people you work around are great people that will go well beyond to help you learn your job." ((in 312 reviews)); "Salary is good and acceptable" ((in 201 reviews)); "good training and coursework while employed" ((in 198 reviews))

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

"And poor management again" ((in 289 reviews)); "Long hours and a lot of work ( I expected this and have no problem with it)" ((in 227 reviews)); "No work Life Balance' Pay continues to be dropped seems on a monthly basis." ((in 226 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs due to oil and gas industry instability." ((in 136 reviews)); "They need to have more in place that keeps bad managers from stopping their employees growth." ((in 92 reviews))

What are employees saying about Halliburton layoffs in 2026?

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

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Halliburton reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(6,075 total reviews)

Jeff Miller

77% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Culture & values

3.2

Senior management

3.1

Work/Life balance

Halliburton has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 6,075 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Halliburton employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energía, minería e infraestructura pública industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

2.0

Apr 25, 2023

Software division review

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Branding for some highly specialised functional areas at customers Knowledge of Drilling & Completions Software

Cons

Attemps to expand business to areas where there is no penetration Lack of expertise in G&G New Management coming from IT unexperienced in core business Competition is stronger

3.0

Feb 8, 2017

Project Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunities when Oil market boomed- Expat package, promotions every 2 years, salary, benefits...

Cons

Lack of touch when Oil market crashed, politics,

2.0

Jan 25, 2017

Lots of Responsibility

Associate technical professional - frac/acid

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Learn quickly, only engineer on location within 6 months, best oilfield training, 10 weeks of official classroom training during first year, little to no supervision from boss, you will learn to be self sufficient quickly which is great for personal development. 60k starting off, 25$/day per diem, 1k relocation bonus, 2k bonus at 4 months (equipment), 3k bonus at 8 months (fluids), at 1 year, up to 10% raise and daily bonus for everyday your in the field pumping a job (100$/day)... So at one year you'll be making 63k plus 100$/day bonus. Schedule is 10 on, 4 off. 3 of your days on will be in the office, 7 in the field. 11-3 for ATP's.

Cons

300+ hours a month, lots of driving, no work life balance, always thinking about work, low pay for hours worked, must stay for at least 2 years or you will have to pay back training bonus.

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