Is SLB a good company to work for?

SLB has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 15,145 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 73% of employees would recommend working at SLB to a friend and 60% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about SLB have been left by employees working as Intern , Program Manager and Data Scientist .

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?

73% 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 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at SLB?

Field Engineer (924) , Intern (335) , Engineer (259) , Mechanical Engineer (223) , Internship (203) , Software Engineer (196) , 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 837 reviews)); "Training is good and useful" ((in 712 reviews)); "Good pay and mbility is good" ((in 668 reviews)); "Salary is good and livable" ((in 547 reviews)); "People are great and intelligent" ((in 504 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 853 reviews)); "2) Some times people are abused because of business needs or poor management (managers fault) or oil crisis" ((in 453 reviews)); "long hours and lots of extrernal and internal pressure" ((in 241 reviews)); "Bad managers get away with breaking all the policies and rules and the ethics line is useless." ((in 236 reviews)); "Very tough and no life balance" ((in 135 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?

Houston , Sugar Land , Midland , Oklahoma City , Denver , Rosharon , Williston , San Antonio , Lafayette , Katy , Cambridge , Shreveport , Bakersfield , Youngsville , Anchorage , Cheyenne , Provo , Prudhoe Bay , Von Ormy , Dallas , Houma , New York , Odessa , New Orleans , Boston , El Reno , Weston , Lawrence , Florence , Bartlesville

SLB reviews

3.9

73% would recommend to a friend

(11,675 total reviews)

Olivier Le Peuch

84% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.4

Senior management

SLB has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 11,675 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 Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

12K reviews

4.0

Apr 3, 2012

great opportunity to learn the industry

Business development manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great opportunities for training, good on the job experience, early opportunities to take responsibility, pretty good opportunities overall for career development

Cons

too much big company politics, easy to get stuck in a career plateau, salary becomes limited after several years on job

4.0

Mar 8, 2012

happy

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible Work Schedule Management by Objective Company Performance Incentives very obtainable Managers have worked their way up from field positions

Cons

Location of Engineering Facility (Rosharon) Struggling to identify and promote their technical community Management changes quite frequently after 2 years

2.0

Mar 4, 2012

Great learning experience, poor compensation

Financial reporting accountant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Learn a lot and plenty of opportunities to fine-tune your investigative skills (teaching yourself new tasks) - Majority of managers are laid-back and knowledgeable - Work/Life balance great, except at month end/quarter end/year end - Most coworkers are laid-back and have enjoyable personalities - New ideas to create efficiency supported (you have to push your case in some circumstances) - Benefits are pretty good, although they have been better previous to the "recession"

Cons

- Compensation is 30% lower than market, with no bonus until you reach a certain "grade" or career level - Upper management (majority): - Inconsiderate of work/life balance of the people below them - Slow to complete simple tasks - Procrastination and greediness abundant - Many need to work on their people skills and attitudes towards the "little people" (you might have a better job/higher position, but you're not better than me) - "This is the way it's always been done" attitude in a lot of instances (rarely thinking out of the box) - No educational reimbursement benefits, although stated and confirmed in initial interview

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