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 (331) , 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 826 reviews)); "Good Career Progression and Training" ((in 690 reviews)); "The pay is good for my position and department at $21.63/hour plus overtime pay." ((in 685 reviews)); "Salary is good and livable" ((in 534 reviews)); "People are great and intelligent" ((in 502 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 844 reviews)); "2) Some times people are abused because of business needs or poor management (managers fault) or oil crisis" ((in 446 reviews)); "long hours and lots of extrernal and internal pressure" ((in 249 reviews)); "Bad managers get away with breaking all the policies and rules and the ethics line is useless." ((in 226 reviews)); "Extended working hours" ((in 168 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

(11,638 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 11,638 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

4.0

Sep 26, 2025

Exciting range of projects

Research scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Good range of projects, and possible to acquire knowledge and skills in wide areas of physics, chemistry, engineering

Cons

* It seems that lay-offs are more frequent occurrences as the whole oilfield business looks for efficiencies, and while previously the business would shield product development from the worst parts of the oil price cycles, this is no longer the case. Don't think that you will have a 30 year career in the oilfield business - that time has gone.

5.0

Sep 24, 2025

Good company

Mwd field specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary: start at average for industry, then quickly progress over grades with the salary and field bonuses increase

Cons

Promotions depend not always from yourself

2.0

Sep 24, 2025

Work environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits okay pay free food

Cons

Management plays favoritism with relatives and friends.

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