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 (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 (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 effective WoW" ((in 1468 reviews)); "very ethic and good benefits" ((in 1029 reviews)); "Pay is good and they gave out quarterly gas cards based upon profits and earnings." ((in 780 reviews)); "The culture is great and supportive yet challenges you to continuously expand your professional skills." ((in 709 reviews)); "great people and multicultural (though the latter is changing through centralisation and offshoring)." ((in 687 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 232 reviews)); "bad managers and cumbersome working with HR employees to get forms." ((in 158 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of things going on at once" ((in 135 reviews)); "Slow career progression and lot of bias in promotions" ((in 127 reviews)); "poor leadership and direction" ((in 90 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?

Paris , Colombes , La Garenne-Colombes , Nanterre , Puteaux , Lyon , Gouvets , Saint-Avold , Lesperon , Bordeaux , Massy , Tournefeuille , Cérilly , Marignane , Meyrargues , Longué-Jumelles

Shell reviews

4.0

74% would recommend to a friend

(13,627 total reviews)

Wael Sawan

63% 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 13,627 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 Énergie et exploitation des ressources naturelles industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

14K reviews

2.0

Dec 11, 2019

Project Manager

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing much that can be highlighted as pro.

Cons

Toxic work environment , incapable managers , extremely unprofessional and unethical managers

1.0

Nov 16, 2019

Equal opportunity company for Dutch and British only

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you career is going nowhere and you need good money for doing nothing then this is the best place. If you are a yes man never oppose to anything are manupulative highly political with an agenda...boy you have a great career at shell

Cons

This is a company for and run by graduates. Now graduates are species that are born in shell and die in shell ,because nobody outside takes them. If you are capable then please dont stay here for long else u will rust. Here they have copied all the nice things from other companies like "feel free to speak your mind" but if you do you will be tortured. Because the company runs on the philosophy steal with pride which means if you are an innovator they will steal your idea and dump you in garbage. Beacuse people have stayed here for so long they have no idea about ways of working in the market that even when senior people from outside are hired thier thinking ability is killed. Infact the company is struggling to implement workday its been years and leaders only extend deadline. I guess workday should publish a case study on shell for how long it is taking and there are many examples. The europeans treat employees like slaves ..they do this very smartly...so your existance in shell depends on your counties passport...lol. Oh my god ..i spend some of the worst years of my career here thank god i am out of this silent hell called shell.

5.0

Nov 11, 2019

Awesome Work Life Balance

Salesforce tester

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary Good hike and 100%+ bonus Great employee friendly company Free lunch

Cons

Not as of now. During last one year all went well.

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