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 823 reviews)); "Training is good and useful" ((in 709 reviews)); "The pay is good for my position and department at $21.63/hour plus overtime pay." ((in 663 reviews)); "Salary is good and livable" ((in 534 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 836 reviews)); "2) Some times people are abused because of business needs or poor management (managers fault) or oil crisis" ((in 441 reviews)); "long hours and lots of extrernal and internal pressure" ((in 245 reviews)); "Whether or not your SLB employment is enjoyable and rewarding will very much depend on your direct manager." ((in 231 reviews)); "Very tough and no life balance" ((in 137 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

(11,638 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

4.0

Dec 8, 2010

A professional, multi-cultural and respectiful place to work.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunities to grow and a wide range of positions all over the world available.

Cons

Some cost control decisions can affect the moral of employees.

2.0

Dec 7, 2010

If it is good for Schlumberger, To heck with the employee.

Cement supervisor field specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They are willing to train employees at almost any cost and the training is top-notch. They took me from knowing absolutely nothing about the oilfield, fast tracked me from Field Specialist trainee to FS1 to FS2 to FS3 (senior field specialist) in just a little under 3 years.

Cons

They treated their field personel terrible. Passed company policies from the main office in Sugarland with little or no regard to their their employees. The layoffs (of which I survived) were extremely cruel. They wanted me to transfer away from my home of 15 years to an unknown location with a future that was uncertain at best. I quit to persue other possiblilties.

2.0

Dec 6, 2010

Adventurous job but can be demoralising

Junior field engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits package with great travel opportunities, especially to see parts of the world not accessible to tourists. Great bonuses once you graduate past Grade 8

Cons

Generally low morale within the company. Long work hours, not very rewarding and can be monotonous strangled by bureacracy

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