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 844 reviews)); "Training is good and useful" ((in 735 reviews)); "The pay is good for my position and department at $21.63/hour plus overtime pay." ((in 672 reviews)); "Salary is good and livable" ((in 552 reviews)); "People are great and intelligent" ((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 839 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 244 reviews)); "Bad managers get away with breaking all the policies and rules and the ethics line is useless." ((in 232 reviews)); "Extended working hours" ((in 170 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

(11,640 total reviews)

Olivier Le Peuch

85% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

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SLB has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 11,640 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).

Reviews by job title

12K reviews

5.0

Mar 24, 2012

Best Company, Best Culture

Senior drilling engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you are driven by challenges, and ready to take on a very dynamic job, this is the place to work. -Best Training Programs in the industry -Truly International Company -Promotion from within, top management started as field engineers in most cases -Great Development & growth opportunities -Strong HSE and Quality culture -All practices, procedures, standards and policies are consistent, well communicated and enforced in all the 100+ countries where SLB operates

Cons

- Work load / family life balance (too much work load does not leave enough time for family) -Salary is in the low side of the oil & gas industry

4.0

Mar 23, 2012

nice company to work for

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

good opportunity, good working environment

Cons

location is in Houston, no green card support

5.0

Mar 17, 2012

A challenging opporunity that gets you ahead of contemporaries in the same profession/position in other companies.

Petrophysicist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Multidirectional Career Mobility and Development. Fast Growth and Promotions from within. Meritocracy is a culture in Schlumberger

Cons

Get it right or have it the other way.

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