Does SLB pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, SLB employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at SLB. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at SLB?

74% of SLB employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated SLB 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at SLB?

Field Engineer (923) , Intern (332) , Engineer (257) , Mechanical Engineer (222) , Internship (203) , Software Engineer (195) , Field Specialist (169) , Project Manager (169) , Wireline Field Engineer (119) , Senior Field Engineer (113) , Procurement Specialist (97) , Manufacturing Engineer (90) , Manager (73) , Geophysicist (71) , Financial Analyst (69)

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

"Benefit is good and competitive with other oil and gas service provider for supply chain position." ((in 844 reviews)); "Training is good and useful" ((in 735 reviews)); "The pay is good for my position and department at $21.63/hour plus overtime pay." ((in 672 reviews)); "Salary is good and livable" ((in 552 reviews)); "People are great and intelligent" ((in 498 reviews))

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

"no inspiration in the lab setting everything was based on work completed and no work life balance." ((in 839 reviews)); "2) Some times people are abused because of business needs or poor management (managers fault) or oil crisis" ((in 442 reviews)); "long hours and lots of extrernal and internal pressure" ((in 244 reviews)); "Bad managers get away with breaking all the policies and rules and the ethics line is useless." ((in 232 reviews)); "Extended working hours" ((in 170 reviews))

What are employees saying about SLB layoffs in 2026?

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

SLB reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(11,640 total reviews)

Olivier Le Peuch

85% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

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SLB has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 11,640 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SLB 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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12K reviews

3.0

Jul 20, 2016

Re-Hire the Good People you let go and let some of the other's go

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Continued education, great benefits, great 401k and stock options

Cons

way too much favoritism and company politics-

3.0

Jun 12, 2016

Managment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

This is a company in which you must seize what you want, and direct your career yourself. You can grow your resume provided you can preform and travel.

Cons

Current CEO is more worried about share price not the people, which trickles down through the management.

3.0

Jun 2, 2016

Could be much better

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

travel opportunities, good pay, meet people from all over the world, decent benefits... all provided the oil market is doing well

Cons

HARD work, long hours, working conditions can be tough sometimes, schedule can be taxing, job security is not guaranteed

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