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

SGS reviews

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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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

1.0

Feb 28, 2019

Poorly managed HR Dept

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

a lot of hard working employees that actually work hard for their money

Cons

HR couldn’t care less about you, they do absolutely nothing when needed. No increases for the actual employees who do the work. Pay is barely min wage. PTO hours are pathetic. you pretty much need another job just to pay for your benefits. No growth or opportunity.

2.0

Feb 21, 2019

Lack of top management accountability.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Diversity, global presence. Zero discrimination.

Cons

Lack of management accountability. Easy to stop projects and plans and then blame personnel for not obtaining results. Lack of integration. A big company run as silos.

4.0

Sep 18, 2018

Off lease Inspector

Off lease inspector

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great management, team atmosphere, working alone for the most part, travel opportunities across the states, mileage reimbursement, weekly updates of guidelines

Cons

No growth unless in the state of the headquarters, title change more responsibilities same pay, communication at times, kind of threw out there to know this do that can be overwhelming at times, not aware of company standing lost contracts rare updates or endless promises of change but no progress, little to none incentives/bonuses

SGS Response

7y

Hi! thank you for taking the time to write a review. We do have at SGS great management and team atmosphere. I am sorry you felt you could only grow if you where in NJ and felt overwhelmed at times. As an open culture company you can share your concerns with management. Keep up the great work. Kind regards, Tanya

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