Does SABIC pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, SABIC employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at SABIC. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at SABIC?

63% of SABIC employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated SABIC 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at SABIC?

Engineer (40) , Manager (37) , Scientist (27) , Engineering Co-Op (23) , Process Engineer (23) , Intern (22) , Analyst (21) , Senior Manager (17) , Estagiário (16) , Project Engineer (16) , Senior Scientist (16) , Account Manager (15) , Internship (14) , Lead Scientist (14) , Specialist (14)

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

"Benefits are good" ((in 122 reviews)); "Good pay and work experience for college students." ((in 80 reviews)); "Great people and research community" ((in 71 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 53 reviews)); "Work environment is good and challenging." ((in 37 reviews))

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

"Poor management and little to no clear policies and expectations from corporate leading to poor attendance issues and no clear path for accountability for actions." ((in 53 reviews)); "managers have no experience" ((in 32 reviews)); "Poor leadership and strategy execution" ((in 29 reviews)); "No career development in the company" ((in 12 reviews)); "long hours and some travel but worth it" ((in 11 reviews))

What are employees saying about SABIC redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about SABIC redundancy and their outlook for job security at SABIC in 2026.

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3.8

63% would recommend to a friend

(1,290 total reviews)

Abdulrahman Alfageeh

71% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Diversity and inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.4

Culture and values

3.1

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

SABIC has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,290 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SABIC employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

2.0

18 Dec 2015

World Class Organization - led by confused and indecisive leadership in Corporate Office and RnD site

Individual contributor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

1. Forbes 100 company, World class company 2. Cash Rich - Good infrastructure and ability to lure talented pool of researchers 3. Global exposure

Cons

1. Frequent organizational changes - have seen a change every 6 months 2. Unprofessional HR behaviour and policies with lot of loopholes 3. Managers (~90%) are scared of taking decisions and keep passing the buck to keep their leaders happy 4. Indecisive leadership, Senior Management would rely heavily on consultants and are paralyzed by risk aversion 5. Absolutely no transparency on salaries and increments that can be sought 6. Compliances and Ethics are all on paper / policy alone (in India)

1.0

17 Dec 2016

GOT LOST IN KINGDOM ... NO RESPECT FOR TALENT

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

1. Work life balance 2. Access to world class literature and market database 3. Left over GE culture

Cons

1. "C" grade leadership at STC-B 2. Managers and few senior technical people are big failures and working to SNATCH the authorship and inventorship. Don't be surprised with 20-50 patents on managers name because they are forcing their names in each patent by creating fear within employee's. 3. Regional politics seems to be dominating in this organization. ... Sab Andhra Basic Industrial Corporation ... This is a demotivating environment spreading very fast which is forcing good people to leave this organization. 4. Trouble in access to Saudi based manufacturing details is stopping every individual to make any contribution. Technologist got stuck in LEGAL as well as Political TRAP of the organization. Even though the SABIC wants to develop a R&D culture but legal and political nature of the organization is spoiling all efforts. 5. Instead of focussing on Talent development and next gen leader creation, STC-B leadership is busy in SPOILING talent and next gen leaders to save their skin. 6. Managers are busy in blaming HR systems 7. All these things are creating TRUST issues and affecting SABIC as a brand, if any.

3.0

5 Jan 2016

A mixed bag for one of the largest chemicals cos worldwide

Senior business manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Global footprint and teamwork; Some really good 2nd level leaders

Cons

Commodity (and mostly short-term) mindset; Easily affected by Saudi Arabian geo-political factors

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World Class Organization - led by confused and indecisive leadership in Corporate Office and RnD site

GOT LOST IN KINGDOM ... NO RESPECT FOR TALENT

A mixed bag for one of the largest chemicals cos worldwide

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