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 (924) , 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 839 reviews)); "Training is good and useful" ((in 713 reviews)); "The pay is good for my position and department at $21.63/hour plus overtime pay." ((in 680 reviews)); "Salary is good and livable" ((in 543 reviews)); "People are great and intelligent" ((in 509 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 853 reviews)); "2) Some times people are abused because of business needs or poor management (managers fault) or oil crisis" ((in 452 reviews)); "long hours and lots of extrernal and internal pressure" ((in 250 reviews)); "Bad managers get away with breaking all the policies and rules and the ethics line is useless." ((in 233 reviews)); "Very tough and no life balance" ((in 136 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

(11,644 total reviews)

Olivier Le Peuch

84% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.4

Senior management

SLB has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 11,644 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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Reviews by job title

12K reviews

2.0

Jun 21, 2010

Great on resume, not so great to work for

General field engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Looks good on resume Travel opportunities if you like locations off the beaten path Pay can be good if you are international staff Opportunity to work with some very smart people (though job rarely requires great mental ability) Training is good

Cons

Work life balance is almost non existent Crazy working hours Support staff is expendable International staff vs Home country staff salary/benefits packages totally out of whack Training/expertise gained is in extremely narrow field Lack of professional development outside Schlumberger competency areas. E.g. They hire a lot of electronic engineers but you will probably never attain status in professional bodies.

4.0

May 30, 2010

The best company except for the gap between management and field operations in westrerngeco

Senior seismic engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

training courses and pension program. stable future.

Cons

the gap between management and field operations in westrerngeco, management mainly personnel within westerngeco treat field people in a very disrespectful way.

3.0

May 19, 2010

Good company, but low morale

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Good training -Hire fresh-outs with general engineering/science background, no petroleum background necessery -Global footprint - you can work anywhere in the world -Management and technical career progression paths available -Very diverse

Cons

-Very demanding job -Tight on money -Employess constantly complain about employer and management. Low morale

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