Does BHP pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, BHP employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at BHP. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at BHP?

82% of BHP employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated BHP 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at BHP?

Specialist (74) , Engineer (62) , Principal (59) , Analyst (56) , Project Manager (47) , Manager (45) , Mining Engineer (28) , Project Engineer (25) , Mechanical Engineer (24) , Geologist (23) , Superintendent (21) , Intern (19) , Reliability Engineer (19) , Software Engineer (19) , Supervisor (17)

What are the pros of working at BHP according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are good financially and the shifts can be flexible" ((in 297 reviews)); "Great culture and very flex" ((in 203 reviews)); "The people are great and fun!" ((in 170 reviews)); "Good work life balance and people are very welcoming" ((in 126 reviews)); "Great opportunities to do technical work and to get a fair amount of training" ((in 56 reviews))

What are the cons of working at BHP according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management (could not make a decision and stick with it)" ((in 92 reviews)); "Many managers had complete say on decisions that had huge impacts to the bottom line and were not held accountable for failure." ((in 49 reviews)); "Long hours and can be overwhelming at times" ((in 45 reviews)); "Slow career progression and career opportunities" ((in 35 reviews)); "Absolutely clueless senior leadership." ((in 33 reviews))

What are employees saying about BHP layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about BHP layoffs and their outlook for job security at BHP in 2026.

BHP reviews

4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(2,588 total reviews)

Mike Henry

85% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.4

Senior management

BHP has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,588 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BHP 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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3K reviews

5.0

Feb 7, 2015

A privilege to work for a global resource company

It project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great opportunity to work in the Iron Ore supply chain

Cons

Requires extensive stakeholder management. Not many other cons.

4.0

Jan 2, 2015

BHP Billiton big company benefits and bureaucracy

Mining engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

BHPB has a solid remuneration structure by market comparison with a well developed range of options for a graduate looking to diversify their experience in the industry via a range of positions. Generally work is narrow- focused around core activities, with communication and collaboration with broader range internal stakeholders a fairly important component of the working environment.Annual leave allowances are excellent.

Cons

Bureaucracy and process reflects the current trends and management cultural fads of the time. Expect innovations and creative solutions to require a large amount of effort to gain momentum: new ideas are implemented by new management almost exclusively. Promotion or experience opportunities need to be actively and aggressively perused despite espoused personal development procedures (the opportunities are there but you are required to drive it almost exclusively). Productivity initiatives focus almost exclusively focus on hours at work rather than hours worked.

4.0

Jan 1, 2015

Overall positive experience, plenty of knowledgeable, ambitious people.

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Job security, good pay, good benefits.

Cons

the same as any industry linked to ups and downs. Poor life/work balance if you do FIFO.

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