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 (335) , Engineer (306) , Business Analyst (302) , Software Engineer (277) , Project Manager (261) , Manager (232) , Intern (217) , Analyst (213) , Sales Associate/Cashier (158) , Project Engineer (119) , Financial Analyst (112) , 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 1470 reviews)); "very ethic and good benefits" ((in 1035 reviews)); "The pay is good and once you learn how to navigate the system there is room to move." ((in 766 reviews)); "The culture is great and supportive yet challenges you to continuously expand your professional skills." ((in 697 reviews)); "great people and multicultural (though the latter is changing through centralisation and offshoring)." ((in 680 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 231 reviews)); "bad managers and cumbersome working with HR employees to get forms." ((in 159 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of things going on at once" ((in 131 reviews)); "poor leadership and direction" ((in 93 reviews)); "lots office politics is there" ((in 77 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

Shell reviews about "pay"

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

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

4.0

Apr 1, 2025

Dependent on department

Graduate trainee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great mentoring if you have the right line managers, decent benefits and pay

Cons

Politics in certain departments that lead to stress despite the workload being manageable.

4.0

Mar 29, 2025

Great company to be associated with

Electrical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Attractive pay scale with additional secondary benefits Learning opportunity

Cons

Frequent reorganisation leading to unstability environment

4.0

Mar 28, 2025

Good

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay, work life balance, support from organization, HR policies, wfh on exceptional cases

Cons

Reorganization, layoffs, very less new interesting projects, work assignment not aligned to interest and experience

4.0

Apr 2, 2025

nice company

Process engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

innovative, can work from home. good pay

Cons

all was good. nice company

1.0

Mar 31, 2025

Reorgs every year

Senior product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive pay, work life balance, hybrid potential

Cons

Extremely Poor management, excessive reorg, lacking scalable and growth trajectory

5.0

Apr 6, 2025

Challenging Yet Rewarding Role

Financial advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay, strong team collaboration, global exposure, technical growth opportunities, robust safety focus

Cons

Frequent restructures, limited career mobility, bureaucratic delays, intense workload pressure, remote locations.

4.0

Apr 4, 2025

Pro: Compensation; Con: Safety and Management

Rotating equipment engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Bonus and structure for overtime pay for salaried employees working turnarounds and outages is great

Cons

Culture when it come to safety and making management decisions is chaotic and needs more structure/rules

5.0

Apr 8, 2025

Good package

Electrical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance, good pay and benefits

Cons

Limited career progression for expatriates

1.0

Apr 3, 2025

Vile

Corporate relations manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is reasonable and benefits slightly more generous than most

Cons

A horrible toxic company full of horrible people

4.0

Apr 6, 2025

Ok

Senior fp&a analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is per industry standards

Cons

Shrinking work life balance and culture

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Challenging Yet Rewarding Role

Pro: Compensation; Con: Safety and Management

Good package

Vile

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