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 (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 825 reviews)); "Training is good and useful" ((in 705 reviews)); "The pay is good for my position and department at $21.63/hour plus overtime pay." ((in 661 reviews)); "Salary is good and livable" ((in 544 reviews)); "People are great and intelligent" ((in 512 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 841 reviews)); "2) Some times people are abused because of business needs or poor management (managers fault) or oil crisis" ((in 448 reviews)); "long hours and lots of extrernal and internal pressure" ((in 251 reviews)); "Bad managers get away with breaking all the policies and rules and the ethics line is useless." ((in 232 reviews)); "Extended working hours" ((in 164 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

(11,649 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 11,649 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

3.0

Dec 3, 2012

good start but don't get brain washed by them

Cementing engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

training, meeting new people, seeing new and different locations

Cons

not enough equipment to do your job, lower management without a backbone due to the intervention of upper management, too much internal birocracy, promotion not done always based on performance

3.0

Dec 2, 2012

Cementing field engineer

Field engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great training Clear career path Good benefits and salary Solid company

Cons

24 hrs 7 days on call No balance work/life No time for personal life (family, hobbies, etc) To be able to relocate anytime and anywhere Many years in the field

5.0

Dec 1, 2012

Great place to work and build your carrier if you have a proper educational background and work attitude

Engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- boardless carrier - high mobility - business systems

Cons

- some segments have preferences compared to others (examples: wireline, d&m)

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