Is SLB a good company to work for?

SLB has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 15,079 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 74% of employees would recommend working at SLB to a friend and 61% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about SLB have been left by employees working as Estagiário Superior , Estagiário and Field Engineer .

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 (921) , Intern (328) , Engineer (257) , Mechanical Engineer (221) , Internship (203) , Software Engineer (195) , Project Manager (169) , Field Specialist (168) , Wireline Field Engineer (119) , Senior Field Engineer (113) , Procurement Specialist (96) , Manufacturing Engineer (90) , Manager (73) , Geophysicist (70) , 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 827 reviews)); "Good Career Progression and Training" ((in 702 reviews)); "The pay is good for my position and department at $21.63/hour plus overtime pay." ((in 689 reviews)); "Salary is good and livable" ((in 544 reviews)); "The people are great and genuine" ((in 493 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 839 reviews)); "2) Some times people are abused because of business needs or poor management (managers fault) or oil crisis" ((in 446 reviews)); "long hours and lots of extrernal and internal pressure" ((in 244 reviews)); "Bad managers get away with breaking all the policies and rules and the ethics line is useless." ((in 233 reviews)); "Very tough and no life balance" ((in 139 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 SLB locations have received the highest employee ratings?

São Paulo , Salvador , Catu , São José dos Pinhais , Taubaté , Macaé , Rio de Janeiro , Aracaju

SLB reviews about "pay"

61% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.4

Senior management

Ratings by demographic groups

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

3.0

May 11, 2026

Good development

Chemist

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good development opportunities can often come up

Cons

Not regular pay rises, No bonuses until high up

3.0

Apr 23, 2026

Good work-life balance but challenging promotion system

It support specialist

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Actually a pretty good company to work for. Good work-life balance and management was always friendly and professional. Time off was always approved and was encouraged to take. The pay was also pretty good and hybrid work was also great.

Cons

Was laid off after I was forced to train my replacement for cheaper labor in Colombia. Also the system to promote employees is so difficult and convoluted to work with. Continuous changes/updates made it almost impossible to "go to the next level".

4.0

May 15, 2026

Good work-life balance and competitive pay

Backend developer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

good Work life balance and good pay

Cons

no cons as of now

5.0

May 4, 2026

Geophysicist

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

good pay and benefit for employee

Cons

very bad work life balance

5.0

Jun 10, 2026

Good pay and benefits, but instability concerns

Senior maintenance engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Pay. Great benefits. Good paternity. Good progression

Cons

Unstable in terms of Oil & Gas and the economy - Lay offs etc

4.0

May 21, 2026

Good pay and benefits, but weekend work required

Internship

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

good benefits and pay for intern

Cons

Sometimes need to come back on weekend

4.0

May 11, 2026

Good place to learn

Field specialist

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

good training, recognizable name on your CV

Cons

horrible work-life balance, pay is good for location but not really competitive for the industry

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Good work-life balance but challenging promotion system

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Good pay and benefits, but instability concerns

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