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 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Petrobras?

95% 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 50 reviews)); "Salary and Compesations and good" ((in 49 reviews)); "Good people and team environment." ((in 17 reviews)); "Good work life balance and a good place to learn and gain operator's experience..." ((in 10 reviews)); "Very easy to get along with colleagues." ((in 9 reviews))

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

"Poor management" ((in 14 reviews)); "Some areas have many managers for few employees." ((in 12 reviews)); "Very slow career opportunity over the years" ((in 7 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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Petrobras reviews

4.6

95% would recommend to a friend

(436 total reviews)

Jean Paul Prates

72% approve of CEO

83% 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

4.0

Aug 23, 2012

Excellent

Petroleum engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great salary and great benefits

Cons

Professional growth is a tough path

3.0

Mar 5, 2012

Conventional Enterprise Systems development.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Petrobras pays very well his employees and has a lot of extra benefits to complete your salary. Also it treats his emplyees with a lot of respect.

Cons

The H.R. team is not worried about the best fit of the employee with his work area, this causes a great insatisfaction.

4.0

Dec 19, 2011

If you work directly with the core business, Petrobras is one of the best and challenging companies in Brazil

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

(i) Most admired company in Brazil; (ii) An excellent policy of employee trainning; (iii) lot of opportunities to grow; (iv) Many crucial unresolved technical problems to address.

Cons

(i) Extremely large company; (ii) because of that, decisions are taken too slowly sometimes; (iii) as a public company, sometimes what is the best for company it's not what is implemented.

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