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?

73% 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 (334) , Engineer (257) , Mechanical Engineer (223) , 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 825 reviews)); "Training is good and useful" ((in 701 reviews)); "Pay is good but not great" ((in 669 reviews)); "Salary is good and livable" ((in 531 reviews)); "People are great and intelligent" ((in 501 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 846 reviews)); "2) Some times people are abused because of business needs or poor management (managers fault) or oil crisis" ((in 436 reviews)); "long hours and lots of extrernal and internal pressure" ((in 255 reviews)); "Bad managers get away with breaking all the policies and rules and the ethics line is useless." ((in 233 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.

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3.9

73% would recommend to a friend

(11,653 total reviews)

Olivier Le Peuch

84% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

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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 11,653 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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3.0

Apr 10, 2025

Working at SLB

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Camaraderie is good between employees, lots of networking options.

Cons

Poor pay, management out of touch with workforce, and procurement is a nightmare

2.0

Apr 4, 2025

overall not very good work-life balance

Field engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great way for you to learn various things very quickly and move up very quickly

Cons

Very high and intense pressure. The work-life balance that is advocated is not very well-practiced and many—are very unbalanced with work taking over their lives.

4.0

Apr 3, 2025

Great people, good salary ranges, great culture

Associate full stack developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary range, great culture, free food with snacks lunch and dinner. Good work life balance

Cons

Salary hike is only after promotion, Promotion process is tedious, higher management doesn't know what they are doing, Less growth for software developers,

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