Does Petrobras pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Petrobras employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Petrobras. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Petrobras?

94% of Petrobras employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Petrobras 4.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Petrobras?

Estagiário (144) , Engenheiro (99) , Jovem Aprendiz (73) , Administrador (51) , Auxiliar Administrativo (36) , Técnico (33) , Técnico De Operações (33) , Engenheiro De Equipamentos Júnior (32) , Analista De Sistemas (31) , Assistente Administrativo (30) , Engenheiro De Petróleo (29) , Gerente (29) , Frentista (28) , Técnico De Operações Pleno (28) , Engenheiro Júnior (27)

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

"Good benefits" ((in 47 reviews)); "Good salary and hours." ((in 42 reviews)); "Great people" ((in 15 reviews)); "Good Work/Life Balance and plenty of Benefits" ((in 13 reviews)); "Development opportunities, high level technology" ((in 8 reviews))

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

"Bad management, Extremely political since it is state controlled" ((in 15 reviews)); "Some areas have many managers for few employees." ((in 12 reviews)); "slow career path" ((in 6 reviews)); "Every process is too slow" ((in 5 reviews)); "_ Too much political influence." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Petrobras layoffs in 2026?

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

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4.6

94% would recommend to a friend

(436 total reviews)

Jean Paul Prates

72% approve of CEO

84% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Compensation and benefits

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.3

Culture & values

4.1

Career opportunities

3.8

Senior management

Petrobras has an employee rating of 4.6 out of 5 stars, based on 436 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Petrobras employee rating is 33% above average for employers within the Energía, minería e infraestructura pública industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

436 reviews

1.0

Aug 20, 2014

Current Employee

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Health Benefits, flexible working hours

Cons

Poor management, have good code of ethic but useless, lack of procedures, employees do what they think is the best for them not for the company, employees work about 30 hours, lack of control in the contract of services complete absent of professional background revision.

3.0

Aug 15, 2014

Very focused and helpful staff in all levels

Marketing assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good brand name to work for and good career prospects

Cons

Some office politics and promises that are not always fulfilled

1.0

Jul 23, 2014

Very relaxed company like government , a lot of red tape, take 6 months to pay an invoice

Tax accountant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Relaxed, very little work, have a lot of time to search in the internet and shopping, good lunch hours ( 2 hours)

Cons

No promotion , no recognition of work done

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