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 (258) , 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?

"Good benefits and offerings to employees is good due to the size of the company." ((in 857 reviews)); "Training is good and useful" ((in 706 reviews)); "Good pay and mbility is good" ((in 679 reviews)); "Salary is good and livable" ((in 539 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 852 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 239 reviews)); "Bad managers get away with breaking all the policies and rules and the ethics line is useless." ((in 230 reviews)); "Extended working hours" ((in 169 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

73% would recommend to a friend

(11,658 total reviews)

Olivier Le Peuch

84% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

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SLB has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 11,658 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).

Reviews by job title

12K reviews

4.0

Aug 1, 2012

Blue world

Field engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People, Challenging, Global, Technology and Benefits.

Cons

Being away of family but life is all about giving and taking.

3.0

Jul 31, 2012

Great place to learn how to be an engineer.

Senior mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Availability of professional development, bonuses are decided based on completion of objectives that are mutually decided on by the employee and the manager. Everyone starts out with 3 weeks of paid vacation.

Cons

After the 3 year training program is over, it's difficult to manage carreer progression.

3.0

Jul 31, 2012

Pretty good company under a lot of stress at the moment due to expansion

Supply chain

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Reasonable salary for a service company, good benefits in line with industry trends, good team of driven people.

Cons

Huge stress due to merging in a number of new entities. Lack of continious focus in support functions, company is purely clent and operations driven

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