Does Oil Search pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Oil Search employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Oil Search. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Oil Search?

73% of Oil Search employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Oil Search 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Oil Search?

Applications Engineer (8) , Manager (3) , Petroleum Engineer (3) , Engineer (2) , Production Engineer (2) , Senior Engineer (2)

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

"Friendly people" ((in 9 reviews)); "Pay is great" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Oil Search according to real employee reviews?

"Poor salary especially for the technical workforce (aka cheap labourers)." ((in 5 reviews)); "Poor ongoing training and team building" ((in 4 reviews))

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Oil Search Reviews

3.6

73% would recommend to a friend

(70 total reviews)

Peter Botten

82% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity and inclusion

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Culture and values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.0

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

Oil Search has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 70 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Oil Search employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, mining, utilities industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

70 reviews

4.0

15 Oct 2025

Good company

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Treated well and good development.

Cons

Bought by Santos so company was merged.

4.0

6 Sept 2024

Great Organization

Inventory coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Management at the time were great to work with, listened to employees, willing to train and support employees. Salary was good

Cons

Need to review benefits and leave time.

4.0

27 Aug 2024

Great company to work

Senior technology specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Flexibility at work Good Location

Cons

Not that i am aware off.

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