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 (333) , Engineer (306) , Business Analyst (302) , Software Engineer (276) , Project Manager (261) , Manager (232) , Intern (214) , Analyst (212) , Sales Associate/Cashier (158) , Project Engineer (118) , Financial Analyst (111) , Process Engineer (106) , Customer Service Representative (91) , Data Engineer (89) , Sales Associate (89)

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

"Good work life balance and effective WoW" ((in 1467 reviews)); "very ethic and good benefits" ((in 1046 reviews)); "The pay is good and once you learn how to navigate the system there is room to move." ((in 742 reviews)); "Good culture but very dependent on location/team" ((in 686 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?

"1. Poor management emphasizes in results solely from data analysis rather than quality or focusing in listening to subordinates" ((in 346 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 159 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of things going on at once" ((in 137 reviews)); "poor leadership and direction" ((in 92 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

(13,593 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 13,593 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 Energía, minería e infraestructura pública industry (3.7 stars).

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14K reviews

1.0

Jan 18, 2018

No growth and no future- All hope lost

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Hard to think of any

Cons

Note: This is a review for India management team and based on my immediate line and its seniors. Expectations are not clear. Manager is lost. Cannot tell what needs to be done. Where do I stand . What needs to be done to go to next level. A lot of noise was made by HR about people survey. No discussion on survey result. HR is clueless and is horrible to discuss any issues. Management feel that it is a favor that we have a job. Most of my immediate Manager are ex IBM who are not at all interested in people development but are here for retirement plans. They are only seen doing stock trading and spending companies money on dinners and outing. Great place for people towards the twilight of career and seeking a fat pay cheque. Policies exist by implementation is very poor. Internal job opportunities are supposedly open but the managers have the last power.

1.0

Jan 8, 2018

A joke company

Applications delivery analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High CTC (on paper). Helps in next switch. Good infrastructure.

Cons

Well, under normal circumstances I would have gone in details. But I feel that if a person is idiotic enough to join this company, he/she should suffer for ignorance. Bottom line, try to stay away. Guess what, in my interview, the interviewer literally shouted at me and was being very rude. That should have been the red alert but I ignored and joined and so suffered due to my ignorance. But i Left in less than a year. Btw a lot of fake reviews seemed to have popped up giving high ratings. Learn to filter them or just suffer. Either is fine by me.

1.0

Oct 29, 2016

Worst Company

Senior analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing in SBO Bangalore. Even your pay package is made to look high but lot of variables which will not be given to you. No tax benefit.

Cons

No work life balance. No employee benefits policies. You will asked to work like a donkey and they will extract 4 people work from you. work allocation is random and your experience is irrelevant. Only Managers company. Delivery side suffering from health issues due to work burden. Join the company if you want to join an asylum

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