Is SLB a good company to work for?

SLB has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 15,082 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 (922) , Intern (328) , Engineer (257) , Mechanical Engineer (222) , Internship (203) , Software Engineer (195) , Project Manager (169) , Field Specialist (168) , Wireline Field Engineer (119) , Senior Field Engineer (113) , Procurement Specialist (96) , Manufacturing Engineer (90) , Manager (73) , Geophysicist (70) , 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 850 reviews)); "Training is good and useful" ((in 705 reviews)); "Good pay and mbility is good" ((in 663 reviews)); "Salary is good and livable" ((in 526 reviews)); "The people are great and genuine" ((in 498 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 840 reviews)); "2) Some times people are abused because of business needs or poor management (managers fault) or oil crisis" ((in 445 reviews)); "long hours and lots of extrernal and internal pressure" ((in 242 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 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

74% would recommend to a friend

(11,628 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

3.8

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 11,628 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

5.0

Dec 1, 2008

Intense, rewarding. A career, not a job..

Field engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

SLB is the undisputed market leader. My starting pay was well above that of other graduates in my year group. Plus other benefits, such as health ins. and good super annuation. Training is intense and field work is highly demanding, but this intensity leads to solid experience. FE's are generally only employed straight from uni, so the recruitement process is highly competitive. Promotion of FE's into management is somewhat of a natural progression. Travel is expected and working in remote locations is inevitable for field staff. Overall, a highly rewarding job.

Cons

Requirement to work away from family and friends. The work schedule is unpredictable.

4.0

Nov 25, 2008

A great place to work for the go-getter.

Proposal coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent management, outstanding resources and knowledge management. I really think that their personnel development is first-rate, and the attention paid to developing a safety-first culture is a positive. Salaries are competitive and the talent level is off the charts impressive.

Cons

None of note, at least none that stand out in relation to other companies of a similar size. Not a good place to work if you're not willing to move into new roles and take on new responsibilities...not a good fit for those who prefer to put down roots in one place.

4.0

Nov 22, 2008

Good experience for intern's in software engineering

Software intern spc campus

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Other employees are very courteous and respectful. Good benefits, and decent salary. People who are knowledgeable about any work similar to yours are usually helpful and patient when answering your questions. Interns are very well taken care of especially with transportation.

Cons

Though other employees are respectful, they are not always very friendly and in a jovial mood. People always seem serious and stressed out which was especially true for the team I was currently working for. The work was completely individual so any notion of team involvement is gone although you are assigned to a "team". The choices of projects given were not too exciting which i guess is to be expected since it is an internship but it still could have been better. Was not really exposed to any other project outside of the main project. Nothing really separates this company from others who also employ software engineers. Maybe the full-time salary but as of yet I don't know any.

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