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 810 reviews)); "Training is good and useful" ((in 688 reviews)); "Pay was good and lots of money" ((in 661 reviews)); "Salary is good and livable" ((in 542 reviews)); "The people are great and genuine" ((in 499 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 852 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 248 reviews)); "Bad managers get away with breaking all the policies and rules and the ethics line is useless." ((in 239 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 are the top reviewed SLB locations?

Clamart , Paris , Montpellier , Béziers , Abbeville , Lyon , Poitiers , Saint-Germain , Perpignan , Villebon , Châtenay-Malabry , Puteaux , Toulouse , Amiens , Courbevoie

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 Énergie et exploitation des ressources naturelles industry (3.7 stars).

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12K reviews

4.0

Jul 25, 2012

Pros and Cons Schlumberger in LAM area

Geomechanics engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Multi-Cultural company, High Technology, Investigation, Training and good benefits.

Cons

Big difference between Local and International employee benefits and salary, poor LAM Management, Non stability for you and your family (high mobility). Training, growing in the company and others can be affected by management.

5.0

Jul 25, 2012

Good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Training - Learning - Technical exposure to other projects - Excellent career management System

Cons

None that I have experienced..Things are getting better

4.0

Jul 25, 2012

Software engineering - excellent and motivated team

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent technical knowledge in team Good education opportunities Knowledge sharing community Continuous peer and management review and incentives

Cons

Heavy process, lots of certification that seem useless

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