Does SLB pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, SLB employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at SLB. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at SLB?

74% of SLB employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated SLB 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at SLB?

Field Engineer (923) , Intern (332) , Engineer (257) , Mechanical Engineer (222) , Internship (203) , Software Engineer (195) , Field Specialist (169) , Project Manager (169) , Wireline Field Engineer (119) , Senior Field Engineer (113) , Procurement Specialist (97) , Manufacturing Engineer (90) , Manager (73) , Geophysicist (71) , Financial Analyst (69)

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

"Benefit is good and competitive with other oil and gas service provider for supply chain position." ((in 830 reviews)); "Training is good and useful" ((in 711 reviews)); "The pay is good for my position and department at $21.63/hour plus overtime pay." ((in 682 reviews)); "Salary is good and livable" ((in 533 reviews)); "People are great and intelligent" ((in 505 reviews))

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

"no inspiration in the lab setting everything was based on work completed and no work life balance." ((in 832 reviews)); "2) Some times people are abused because of business needs or poor management (managers fault) or oil crisis" ((in 432 reviews)); "long hours and lots of extrernal and internal pressure" ((in 247 reviews)); "Bad managers get away with breaking all the policies and rules and the ethics line is useless." ((in 236 reviews)); "Very tough and no life balance" ((in 137 reviews))

What are employees saying about SLB layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed SLB locations?

Neuquén , Buenos Aires , Mendoza , Añelo , Comodoro Rivadavia , Caleta Olivia , Cipolletti , Cinco Saltos

SLB reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(11,641 total reviews)

Olivier Le Peuch

84% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

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SLB has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 11,641 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SLB 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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12K reviews

4.0

Dec 15, 2011

Neat Place, on top of the game, over the top on internal compliance

Hse specialist ii

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Opprotunity to go anywhere in the world Career path can grow and change into many different positions Great 401k Build relationships with people from everywhere

Cons

Some of the workers have terrible morale Being so large it takes months to get anything done You are easily replaceable Their own policy and procedures are so over the top that half of everyones job is assuring everything is in compliance according to Quest/CAT Checklists

2.0

Dec 14, 2011

The position did not quite match my skills very well.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good pay and benefits, as typically seen in oil and gas industry

Cons

management bureaucracy, which is a big hassle at the place

4.0

Dec 6, 2011

Challenging, but rewarding

Applications engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good technology, highly motivated and competitve employees.

Cons

Quality is a major focus, but a challenging issue.

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