Is SLB a good company to work for?

SLB has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 15,120 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 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at SLB?

Field Engineer (924) , Intern (334) , Engineer (257) , Mechanical Engineer (223) , 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 845 reviews)); "Training is good and useful" ((in 696 reviews)); "Pay was good and lots of money" ((in 659 reviews)); "Salary is good and livable" ((in 528 reviews)); "People are great and intelligent" ((in 500 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 845 reviews)); "2) Some times people are abused because of business needs or poor management (managers fault) or oil crisis" ((in 441 reviews)); "long hours and lots of extrernal and internal pressure" ((in 249 reviews)); "Bad managers get away with breaking all the policies and rules and the ethics line is useless." ((in 233 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?

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

(11,653 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 11,653 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).

Reviews by job title

12K reviews

4.0

Nov 22, 2013

Nice place to start career.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

excellent multi-cultural environment, trainings and career development, mentoring and supportive management. Good atmosphere in the team. Possibilities for business trips and travel.

Cons

office placed in a too small town, average salary.

4.0

Nov 15, 2013

Great place for career development and experience ; poor for work-life balance.

Petrophysicist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very policy oriented ; detailed training programs and objective so someone's career not limited by their specific managers. Great resources to aid remotely - including societies, bulletin boards, internal journals. Wide career range and geographic locations to work in Dual career options - movement of both spouse and employee Great use of intranet options - almost all things are accessible outside the office. Great maternity global policy.

Cons

- Very high work expectations - Flexibility options are location specific whereas is much more implemented in other oil and gas companies. - Even though structures are in place to allow for growth and promotion managers still have large influence. - Little emphasis on personal considerations.

5.0

Nov 15, 2013

Field Engineer MWD/LWD Angola

Field engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of training Travelling Very Professional Environment Ethical Cultural Diversity

Cons

I am yet to see any.

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