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.

Shell reviews

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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Reviews by job title

14K reviews

4.0

Dec 22, 2008

The Best in the Business!

Supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The total package of compensation, respect of my peers, recognition by my management, quality of my staff, and the overall support of my work group makes this better than any other job I've had since entering the workforce over 30 years ago.

Cons

Foreign company ownership is a downside because they have a different set of priorities. More global thinking, where if were allowed to spend the way we see fit, the US protion of our business would be more profitable. Currently, we help support other companies, in other countries, that are struggling to be in business.

2.0

Oct 1, 2008

Shell has Good and Bad Sides

Senior analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Shell has great benefits -- espcially the their pension plan. The work is very challenging. There's a lot of very sharp professional employees who have a solid background in the E&P business.

Cons

But the problem is that there is too much work. I literally worked about 7 days a week 10-12 hours a day. I found out this was a common occurance no matter area you worked. After I left the company, I found out Shell had a reputation as being a "sweat shop."

4.0

Jun 15, 2008

Great benefits, good job opportunities, but some jobs are still being offshored to low cost areas of the world.

Senior project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Absolutely one of the best benefits packages, not just in the energy sector, but overall. By far one of the best 401(k) programs - especially the company contribution after 9 years of service. In addition, still has a traditional pension program.

Cons

Globalization of the company has offshored a lot of the work impacting jobs of employees in "high cost zones (e.g. USA, UK, The Netherlands). The jobs have moved to low cost zones such as Malaysia, India, The Philippines, Brazil, etc.

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