Does SGS pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, SGS employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at SGS. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at SGS?

55% of SGS employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated SGS 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at SGS?

Lab Technician (188) , Chemist (91) , Laboratory Technician (91) , Inspector (72) , Analyst (63) , Project Manager (63) , Manager (53) , Technician (50) , Auditor (47) , Administrative Assistant (41) , Supervisor (36) , Laboratory Analyst (35) , Auxiliar Administrativo (33) , Analista (32) , Microbiologist (31)

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

"People are nice and generally pretty helpful!" ((in 191 reviews)); "good benefit and compensation packages" ((in 122 reviews)); "Great colleagues and mid" ((in 96 reviews)); "good work life balance and general" ((in 76 reviews)); "Lovely team and good culture working on site" ((in 72 reviews))

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

"And low salary" ((in 251 reviews)); "low pay very far not good" ((in 237 reviews)); "No training structure go in learn yourself nobody will show you anything or even bother helping you." ((in 35 reviews)); "Also, the subjects are rude but the Principle Investigators and upper management allow it." ((in 34 reviews)); "No bonuses and under paid" ((in 31 reviews))

What are employees saying about SGS layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed SGS locations?

Fairfield , Lincolnshire , Dayton , Deer Park , Houston , Chicago , Rutherford , Orlando , New York , Anchorage , Cincinnati , Richardson , Los Angeles , Denver , Wheat Ridge , Baton Rouge , Suwanee , Pasadena , Dallas , Hayward , Malta , Oklahoma City , Wilmington , Brookings , North Sioux City , San Diego , Miami , Newark , Corpus Christi , Rancho Cordova

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3.3

55% would recommend to a friend

(3,376 total reviews)

Geraldine Picaud

62% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Culture & values

3.2

Work/Life balance

2.9

Senior management

2.9

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Career opportunities

SGS has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 3,376 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SGS employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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3K reviews

2.0

Nov 11, 2015

Instrumentation Chemist

Instrumentation chemist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

SGS is great place to learn different instrumentations in an Anayical lab.

Cons

There's no career growth. And since it is a contract lab, business can get very slow.

3.0

Nov 4, 2015

Culture

Technical support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very open and good culture. c c

Cons

No Cons . c c

1.0

Nov 2, 2015

This company buys successful businessess and destroys them

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

At least you have a paycheck

Cons

This company buys successful businesses with a great reputation and in 2-2.5 years destroys it completely runs out of business by terrible unskilled and unwise management approach. They treat people like dust on their boots-blow them away. This company takes away working places.

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