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 (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 836 reviews)); "Training is good and useful" ((in 714 reviews)); "The pay is good for my position and department at $21.63/hour plus overtime pay." ((in 669 reviews)); "Salary is good and livable" ((in 536 reviews)); "Great people and genuinely international" ((in 510 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 842 reviews)); "2) Some times people are abused because of business needs or poor management (managers fault) or oil crisis" ((in 438 reviews)); "long hours and lots of extrernal and internal pressure" ((in 248 reviews)); "Bad managers get away with breaking all the policies and rules and the ethics line is useless." ((in 235 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

73% would recommend to a friend

(11,651 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 11,651 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

2.0

Feb 22, 2013

Schlumberger/Smith

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Large company with a lot of training

Cons

large company and you become just a number to them

4.0

Feb 21, 2013

Excellent experience with in Schlumberger

Business systems/process champion

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Dynamic organization Career Oriented employer Very good compensation package A lot of training opportunities

Cons

Career at some stages got sluggish To speed-up career growth at times you may require big shot as god father Different categories of employees where certain category of employee feel discreminated

4.0

Feb 21, 2013

Reasonable work life balance

Senior geologist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

i have a reasonable boss who cares about families Great colleagues Consistent training and development

Cons

like most big corporation, too many layers in management Performance is revenue driven. If i bring more revenue than what's set then i get good review If not enough revenue..then i don't get good review despite the nature of oil n gas business

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