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 (923) , Intern (332) , 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 844 reviews)); "Training is good and useful" ((in 735 reviews)); "The pay is good for my position and department at $21.63/hour plus overtime pay." ((in 672 reviews)); "Salary is good and livable" ((in 552 reviews)); "People are great and intelligent" ((in 498 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 839 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 244 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 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

74% would recommend to a friend

(11,639 total reviews)

Olivier Le Peuch

85% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

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SLB has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 11,639 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 26, 2011

Good benefits could manage assets better.

Mechanical engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

- Good benefits aside from compensation - Good portfolio of technologies

Cons

- Limited application of R&D outside of Cambridge Research Center - Poor allocations of personnel and assets

4.0

Mar 24, 2011

Schlumberger graduates leaders in the industry. Great place to get experience.

Senior field engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Very high responsibility -Great Leadership -Very high salary in some locations -Builds up a great character -Looks great on your CV -Teaches how to handle all kinds of pressure

Cons

-Some bad managers can make your life very tough -Never ending working hours when in the field -Some places are payed less than the average market pay (Indonesia is an example) -some locations are unsurvivable -In the long term the knowledge is no relative to Schlumberger and could not be leveraged in any other company except competitors.

2.0

Mar 17, 2011

They take from you everything and give you .... some $$$

Field engineer wireline

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Decent salary pay, but a pathetic bonus package. Learn A LOT!

Cons

Terrible working conditions, no respect, no balance, they will work you until you are dead and then use your body to fertilize the next crop of innocent engineers

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Good benefits could manage assets better.

Schlumberger graduates leaders in the industry. Great place to get experience.

They take from you everything and give you .... some $$$

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