Does Shell pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Shell employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Shell. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Shell?

74% of Shell employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Shell 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Shell?

Cashier (335) , Engineer (306) , Business Analyst (302) , Software Engineer (276) , Project Manager (261) , Manager (232) , Intern (215) , Analyst (213) , Sales Associate/Cashier (158) , Project Engineer (118) , Financial Analyst (111) , Process Engineer (106) , Customer Service Representative (91) , Data Engineer (90) , Sales Associate (89)

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

"Flexible and good Work Life Balance" ((in 1451 reviews)); "very ethic and good benefits" ((in 1030 reviews)); "The pay is good and once you learn how to navigate the system there is room to move." ((in 776 reviews)); "Good culture but very dependent on location/team" ((in 698 reviews)); "great people and multicultural (though the latter is changing through centralisation and offshoring)." ((in 689 reviews))

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

"1. Poor management emphasizes in results solely from data analysis rather than quality or focusing in listening to subordinates" ((in 343 reviews)); "Continuous restructurings every 2 years mean no job security and teams being understaffed (although certain top management remains same for decades)." ((in 228 reviews)); "bad managers and cumbersome working with HR employees to get forms." ((in 162 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of things going on at once" ((in 135 reviews)); "poor leadership and direction" ((in 95 reviews))

What are employees saying about Shell layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Shell locations?

Roma , Milano , Sesto San Giovanni , Brenner

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4.0

74% would recommend to a friend

(13,614 total reviews)

Wael Sawan

63% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

Shell has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 13,614 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Shell employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energia, estrazione mineraria, servizi di pubblica utilità industry (3.7 stars).

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14K reviews

2.0

Jan 9, 2011

Not a great place for new graduates

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- excellent company in its industry, trend and best practices setter - good company culture - fairly good level of emplyoees and peers - great brand to be proud to work for

Cons

- impossible to move geographycally despite the international presence of the company - no international exposure on branch offices - weak graduate program with few rotations - no room for negotiating career next steps, even for graduates and talents - promotions largely based on politics and networking - no interesting challenges for marketing graduates

4.0

Jan 8, 2011

solid place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

this is a big strong company

Cons

limited concern for clients or employees

4.0

Jan 6, 2011

well paid part of a huge organization

Project engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, good benefits, generally competent management, strong focus and actions to back up safety and environmental performance. slow to embrace change

Cons

Downtown location, company lacks long term committment to growth or initiatives, still largely Dutch and US centric to the detriment of Canadians

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