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 decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at SGS?

54% 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, 3.1 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 (64) , Project Manager (63) , Manager (53) , Technician (51) , 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 195 reviews)); "good benefit and compensation packages" ((in 128 reviews)); "Working with nice and friendly colleagues" ((in 100 reviews)); "Lovely team and good culture working on site" ((in 75 reviews)); "good work life balance and general" ((in 74 reviews))

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

"And low salary" ((in 250 reviews)); "low pay very far not good" ((in 233 reviews)); "Low pay, upper management doesn't care about employees." ((in 34 reviews)); "No bonuses and under paid" ((in 28 reviews)); "Poor organisation, poor communication.. not what you know, but who you know kind of business." ((in 25 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 , Richardson , Cincinnati , 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

54% would recommend to a friend

(3,392 total reviews)

Geraldine Picaud

61% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.1

Culture & values

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 3,392 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

May 26, 2017

Very Poor Company - No Strategy, Ethics or Respect

Business operations executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Most of the people I worked with are decent, helpful and kind but extremely unhappy, depressed and their souls are broken

Cons

Too many to list. Basically, someone from the Top needs to have a good look at the whole structure and start from scratch. No strategy, no ethics, completely corrupt, bullying, low pay, no perks, disrespecting staff and causing them low morale, self confidence, stess and depressions. A company like this should not exist in this day and age. Accreditation organisations and customers are being lied to and deceived. So many labs accreditations are based on lies and corruption.

3.0

May 25, 2017

Just Okay

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

PTO is above average, flexible scheduling is beneficial

Cons

Inconsistent managment, promises not followed through on, not being valued as an employee

2.0

May 23, 2017

Soul destroying

Call agent

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The main pro was steady hours 9-5 (Monday - Friday). The work in general was easy. Co-workers were really kind and helpful and were always there to offer support and advice.

Cons

There was no room for advancement or further training. There was no reward for being a high performer. The work itself was monotonous and boring and very script-based. When mistakes were made the agents were blamed and the scripts were changed without looking at why mistakes of this nature may be made.

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