Does SM Energy pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, SM Energy employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at SM Energy. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at SM Energy?

62% of SM Energy employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated SM Energy 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at SM Energy?

Engineer (6) , Land Technician (5) , Senior Accountant (5) , Land Department (4) , Lease Operator (4) , Accountant (3) , Contractor (2) , Engineering Technician (2) , Geologist (2) , Manager (2) , Reservoir Engineer (2) , Senior Financial Analyst (2) , Systems Administrator (2)

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

"Benefits are great and mangement seems to make the best decisions for all concerned....." ((in 31 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 12 reviews)); "Excellent pay and unrivaled benefits package." ((in 9 reviews)); "SM is well equiped with great CEO and CFO." ((in 6 reviews)); "Decent work life balance." ((in 5 reviews))

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

"Managers and HR people in this company wouldn't ever land the same positions with a reputable company." ((in 5 reviews)); "Specifically the IT supervisor is a complete joke." ((in 5 reviews)); "College interns will come in and get all the training you have been begging for for years." ((in 4 reviews)); "It is also quite tribal and cliquey, if you aren’t an alma mater from a specific school or aren’t very outdoorsy you’ll be in the “out” group and will face limited career advancement opportunities and be at the top of the chopping block if and when layoffs come." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about SM Energy layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed SM Energy locations?

Denver , Houston , Midland , Billings , Tulsa , Richmond , Williston , Roosevelt , Catarina , Big Spring , Fort Worth , San Angelo , Mount Vernon , Highlands Ranch

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SM Energy reviews

3.5

62% would recommend to a friend

(147 total reviews)

Jay Ottoson

79% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Senior management

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.3

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

SM Energy has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 147 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SM Energy 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

147 reviews

1.0

Jul 9, 2012

Stay Away from the E&P Accounting Group!

Accounting

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Medical Benefits and talented CEO

Cons

Bonus structure is now a joke. Compensation is lower than other oil and gas companies. The E&P Accounting group has really high turnover, under-qualified and unprofessional supervisors, and poor management. One supervisor in particular leaves the office often to "work out" or meet friends while relying heavily on the staff to do her work. They once hired and then fired over 5 supervisors in less than a 2 year period. Stay away from this group! Other departments and people are great.

3.0

Jun 25, 2012

Could be worse

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Family friendly work environment, not a lot of pressure to achieve meaningless goals. Focus is on risk management and finding good places to drill. Everyone is pretty much 9-5 and no work on the weekends is nice.

Cons

Lack of accountability. There are a ton of people here who should have been fired long ago. No one wants to change and therefore no real significant change or progress can take place. There is pretty much no pride in the work here.

1.0

Feb 14, 2010

St. Mary Land & Exploration

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good, competent regional technical staff; excellent benefits; good pay; some offices offer a flexible work schedule; decent vacation; pension plan

Cons

incompetent senior management; micro-management is prevalent throughout the organization (getting worse); an astonishingly bureaucratic organization for a company of its size; long term incentive plan is nebulous; no real training/development opportunities for junior technical staff (though this is advertised)

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Jobs at SM Energy

Lease Operator - Utah

Roosevelt, UT

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