Does SGS pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, SGS employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at SGS. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at SGS?

55% of SGS employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated SGS 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at SGS?

Lab Technician (188) , Laboratory Technician (90) , Chemist (87) , Inspector (72) , Project Manager (63) , Analyst (62) , Manager (53) , Technician (50) , Auditor (47) , Administrative Assistant (41) , Supervisor (36) , Laboratory Analyst (34) , Auxiliar Administrativo (33) , Analista (32) , Microbiologist (31)

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

"People are nice and generally pretty helpful!" ((in 196 reviews)); "good benefit and compensation packages" ((in 117 reviews)); "Great colleagues and mid" ((in 103 reviews)); "good work life balance and general" ((in 77 reviews)); "Lovely team and good culture working on site" ((in 68 reviews))

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

"And low salary" ((in 257 reviews)); "low pay very far not good" ((in 228 reviews)); "In general coworkers and managers don't want to innovate and it's easy to accept that because the age range of employees is old." ((in 41 reviews)); "Also, the subjects are rude but the Principle Investigators and upper management allow it." ((in 33 reviews)); "No bonuses and under paid" ((in 26 reviews))

What are employees saying about SGS layoffs in 2026?

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

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3.3

55% would recommend to a friend

(3,363 total reviews)

Geraldine Picaud

63% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.2

Culture & values

2.9

Senior management

2.9

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Career opportunities

SGS has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 3,363 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SGS employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Administración y consultoría industry (3.7 stars).

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3K reviews

4.0

Jun 4, 2014

Good

Quality manager

Recommend

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Pros

Relaxed environment, good culture and very nice system

Cons

Silo mentality. People next cube had no idea who you are and what you do

1.0

May 29, 2014

Very, poor management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits were OK and some of the team are great to work with.

Cons

SGS's middle management were so cliquey. They just hired their old pals from Verizon, even if they were completely unqualified and in most cases incompetent (Which is why Verizon fired them in the first place)

3.0

May 28, 2014

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Global key account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Worldwide reputation in most categories

Cons

Needs US exposure for particular categories

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