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 (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?

"Good work life balance and interesting" ((in 1476 reviews)); "very ethic and good benefits" ((in 1015 reviews)); "The pay is good and once you learn how to navigate the system there is room to move." ((in 777 reviews)); "Good culture but very dependent on location/team" ((in 704 reviews)); "great people and multicultural (though the latter is changing through centralisation and offshoring)." ((in 681 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 349 reviews)); "Continuous restructurings every 2 years mean no job security and teams being understaffed (although certain top management remains same for decades)." ((in 226 reviews)); "bad managers and cumbersome working with HR employees to get forms." ((in 161 reviews)); "Career Progression is slow and may lag behind peers in the industry" ((in 133 reviews)); "Long hours and stressful occasionally Cyclical commodity boom and bust" ((in 131 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

(13,603 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 13,603 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

Jul 1, 2009

Not bad, but better places to work

Process operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and pension plan Fairly family orientated Good location Thats about it, can't think of anything else to say

Cons

Management expects alot and gives little Different areas of the company are operated differently Micromanage small things and overlook larger problems

3.0

Jun 16, 2009

Great place to work if you don't want to push yourself too hard...

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good work / life balance - Friendly people - Great pension plan

Cons

- Overly complicated processes -- like working on an assembly line -- getting things done takes forever because you need to go through 20 different specialist teams/departments -- made even worse by outsourcing more and more processes to external providers - A lot of unmotivated people that do the bare minimum to stay employed tends to be discouraging and frustrating to those who do want to do a good job

3.0

Jun 10, 2009

Depends on your personality/whether you fit in

Reservoir engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Lots of training opportunities (courses etc) - Lots of career opportunities if you actively seek it

Cons

- Lots of office politics - Not much of a diversity (graduates mostly come from the same school/alumni for particular subsurface disciplines) - Team results not important, individual performance is, so people tend to go for maximum visibility work, not necessarily focusing on their technical work

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