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 (924) , 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?

"Good benefits and offerings to employees is good due to the size of the company." ((in 824 reviews)); "Training is good and useful" ((in 682 reviews)); "Good pay and mbility is good" ((in 672 reviews)); "Salary is good and livable" ((in 531 reviews)); "Great people and genuinely international" ((in 498 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 843 reviews)); "2) Some times people are abused because of business needs or poor management (managers fault) or oil crisis" ((in 442 reviews)); "long hours and lots of extrernal and internal pressure" ((in 238 reviews)); "Bad managers get away with breaking all the policies and rules and the ethics line is useless." ((in 227 reviews)); "Extended working hours" ((in 169 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

(11,644 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 11,644 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).

Reviews by job title

12K reviews

4.0

Mar 28, 2011

Interesting position with very vertical climate

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Professional work environment with many opportunities for employees to feel like they are making a difference. Safety is noticeably the highest concern

Cons

This is a very vertical company, which means that it becomes hard to see who/where you report to and how your efforts are best used.

1.0

Mar 14, 2011

Bad Experience

Field engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is very larger compared to other companies.

Cons

You are a slave to the company

2.0

Mar 12, 2011

Pay is great internationally and the job is very challenging; however, the work life balance needs improvement.

Lwd

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Training is the best, and day to day work is fun and challenging. The company invest a lot and R&D and the technology is pretty interesting.

Cons

Managing costs is a burden that the field personnel have to brunt. This is turns leads to long work hours, skeleton crews, and an out of whack work life balance.

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