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 (330) , 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 849 reviews)); "Training is good and useful" ((in 681 reviews)); "Pay was good and lots of money" ((in 656 reviews)); "Salary is good and livable" ((in 537 reviews)); "People are great and intelligent" ((in 494 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 843 reviews)); "2) Some times people are abused because of business needs or poor management (managers fault) or oil crisis" ((in 443 reviews)); "long hours and lots of extrernal and internal pressure" ((in 245 reviews)); "Bad managers get away with breaking all the policies and rules and the ethics line is useless." ((in 231 reviews)); "Very tough and no life balance" ((in 135 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.

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3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(11,638 total reviews)

Olivier Le Peuch

85% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.4

Senior management

SLB has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 11,638 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

5.0

Aug 3, 2011

I would work for Schlumberger anyday!

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A great professional environment to grow, prosper and to be satisfied with your career. A great Multi-Cultural work place where you feel you have an equal chance irrespective of race, religon and creed.

Cons

Takes time to move up. A lot of dedication involved.

4.0

Jul 29, 2011

It is refreshing and rewarding to be part of a professional organisation that cares about it's customers and personnel

It project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Schlumberger allows for a good balance between work and family life

Cons

Senior Management change every 2/3 years and this can have an adverse effect on day to day operations depending on new Managers objectives

2.0

Jul 28, 2011

The good people still there are overworked, too many acquisitions with poor integration

Geologist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Technology, good technical community, some good ideas. Safety structure seems to work and safer than clients and competition.

Cons

Lack of direction from ever transferring management, poor integration of acquisitions, lack of recognition despite review infrastructure, arrogance

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