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 (333) , 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

(11,648 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 11,648 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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12K reviews

3.0

Mar 12, 2012

Great Place to Work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

- Great Salary - Challanging Environment

Cons

- Average medical benefits - Company does not have a clear promotion path for Experienced hires

4.0

Mar 8, 2012

happy

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible Work Schedule Management by Objective Company Performance Incentives very obtainable Managers have worked their way up from field positions

Cons

Location of Engineering Facility (Rosharon) Struggling to identify and promote their technical community Management changes quite frequently after 2 years

4.0

Mar 5, 2012

True Technology company willing to invest in their people and develoment of new products

Mechanical engineering

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible Work Schedule Management by Objective Company Performance Incentives very obtainable Managers have worked their way up from field positions

Cons

Location of Engineering Facility (Rosharon) Struggling to identify and promote their technical community Management changes quite frequently after 2 years

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