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 3.8 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 (73) , Engineer (62) , Principal (58) , Analyst (56) , Project Manager (47) , Manager (45) , Mining Engineer (28) , Mechanical Engineer (24) , Project 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 298 reviews)); "Great culture and very flex" ((in 207 reviews)); "The people are great and fun!" ((in 175 reviews)); "Good work life balance and people are very welcoming" ((in 133 reviews)); "Some great opportunities for professionals such as Engineers working in their discipline." ((in 48 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 91 reviews)); "Many managers had complete say on decisions that had huge impacts to the bottom line and were not held accountable for failure." ((in 46 reviews)); "Long hours and can be overwhelming at times" ((in 42 reviews)); "Slow career progression and can be pigeonholed" ((in 33 reviews)); "Absolutely clueless senior leadership." ((in 32 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.

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4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(2,585 total reviews)

Mike Henry

85% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.8

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

BHP has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,585 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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3.0

Sep 9, 2012

Decent company, but certainly not for everyone

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay and good project teams.

Cons

BHP Billiton will not win you over by investing in you with additional training.

1.0

Sep 5, 2012

A view from inside the "golden cage"

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Remuneration (given how easy most of the jobs are, few are willing to bad-mouth this gravy train). Most peers were highly-skilled and dynamic individuals. If you crack the ranks of management, the perks are very cushy indeed, and you're nearly untouchable when it comes to firing time.

Cons

- Office politics of a degree that makes meritocracy an absolute joke. - Mid-level management have little diversity, power, loyalty (to their employees), or EQ in their ranks. - Organization is touted as being "flat," yet bureaucracy is incredibly stifling. - Extraordinarily arrogant, top-down management seeks to micro-manage/control everything. - The best and brightest I'd met all shared one thing in common: they all left. Those who stayed were often the *most* incompetent people imaginable.

4.0

Sep 2, 2012

Good company and good culture

Contract specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Opportunities, exposures and valued assets

Cons

too big, became internally focused

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