Is SLB a good company to work for?

SLB has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 15,111 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 74% 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?

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 (924) , Intern (333) , 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 839 reviews)); "Training is good and useful" ((in 713 reviews)); "The pay is good for my position and department at $21.63/hour plus overtime pay." ((in 680 reviews)); "Salary is good and livable" ((in 543 reviews)); "People are great and intelligent" ((in 509 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 452 reviews)); "long hours and lots of extrernal and internal pressure" ((in 250 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 136 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

74% would recommend to a friend

(11,646 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 11,646 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

5.0

Sep 6, 2012

You get to work with the best and the latest technologies with top clients

Field engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They take care of their employees and train you better than any other company in the same domain. Most of the time, the employees are quite helpful and encouraging.

Cons

Sometimes, local politics can sour the office experience. If there is a business decline, you will be laid off no matter how good you are.

4.0

Sep 4, 2012

Company for Big Money, not job security.

Material procurement analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Global Corporation, world wide foot print, lots of training provided for self improvement and growth. Excellent pay.

Cons

Hire and fire quickly. See no long term strategic planning, or even if there is, not communicated to the entire organization. Cannot be relied on for a secure future.

3.0

Aug 31, 2012

Good Experience

Senior field engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Good pay right out of college 2. Helpful people

Cons

1. Work is not so interesting. 2. Future might be great but it depends a lot on the location

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