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 been stable over the past 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 (334) , Engineer (306) , Business Analyst (302) , Software Engineer (276) , Project Manager (261) , Manager (232) , Intern (215) , Analyst (212) , 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?

"Very flexible and good work life balance" ((in 1446 reviews)); "very ethic and good benefits" ((in 1017 reviews)); "Good pay and beneifts and I would have stayed longer if they were not moving the positions to India." ((in 783 reviews)); "The culture is great and supportive yet challenges you to continuously expand your professional skills." ((in 690 reviews)); "great people and multicultural (though the latter is changing through centralisation and offshoring)." ((in 683 reviews))

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

"Continuous restructurings every 2 years mean no job security and teams being understaffed (although certain top management remains same for decades)." ((in 233 reviews)); "bad managers and cumbersome working with HR employees to get forms." ((in 165 reviews)); "Long hours and stressful occasionally Cyclical commodity boom and bust" ((in 133 reviews)); "poor leadership and direction" ((in 93 reviews)); "lots office politics is there" ((in 76 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.

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4.0

74% would recommend to a friend

(13,604 total reviews)

Wael Sawan

62% 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 13,604 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

3.0

Sep 10, 2011

Interesting work; decent work-life balance; lousy benefits

Trading

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting work Low stress level Decent work life balance Good support for professional development activities Generally decent folks to work with

Cons

Way too bureaucratic Too much focus on form (Do your Power Points look a certain way?) over substance (How competent you are, What level of enthusiasm do you bring to your work, Do you possess a more compass, etc) Lots of discussion around career support and development, but did not translate well in day-to-day practice

3.0

Aug 27, 2011

Great working place for hard workers.

It manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

it is a global company and it has lot of opportunities open world wide.

Cons

Oil business in tough. They are not flexible. You mess up you are fired

4.0

Jun 23, 2011

Good pay, but slow career movement

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Generous pay and benefits, bonus, 401k, pension, good people to work with, value culture difference, flexible work schedules, some departments allow work at home

Cons

Constant re-organization, outsourcing jobs, the structure of 4-year job assignment slowing down the career movement, lack of opportunities to move up in career ladder

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