Does Gold Fields pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Gold Fields employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Gold Fields. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Gold Fields?

70% of Gold Fields employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Gold Fields 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Gold Fields?

Geologist (9) , Engineer (6) , Mining Engineer (6) , Mine Geologist (4) , Geotechnical Engineer (3) , Intern (3) , National Service Personnel (3) , Exploration Geologist (2) , Graduate Electrical Engineer (2) , Graduate Geotechnical Engineer (2) , Graduate Mining Engineer (2) , Manager (2) , Project Engineer (2) , Senior Geologist (2) , Summer Vacation Student (2)

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

"They kept their words, they were much concerned of employers and machinery, safety conscious" ((in 9 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 8 reviews)); "Good site good culture, individual rooms not shared" ((in 7 reviews)); "Good people" ((in 7 reviews)); "Training opportunity available to employees" ((in 5 reviews))

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

"innovative leadership with only about three who are good and effective." ((in 2 reviews))

Gold Fields Reviews

3.9

70% would recommend to a friend

(105 total reviews)

Mike Fraser

100% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (105 reviews)

Gold Fields has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 105 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Gold Fields employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, mining, utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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105 reviews

3.0

27 Jun 2026

Good environment and projects, but pay could improve

Project engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

FIFO is a good environment, nice project

Cons

other FIFO sites have much better pay package

3.0

23 May 2026

Learning opportunities hindered by poor management and planning

Technology lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Continuous opportunities for learning new systems and skills

Cons

That continuous learning is most often on the job from continuous projects that are not properly resource or planned. Many challenges with values and respectful behaviour from some leaders, which is continuously allowed to continue

3.0

18 May 2026

Interesting work overshadowed by office politics

Mine geologist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good and interesting work. Good chance to have self learning.

Cons

Office politics can be headache.

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Technicien(ne) gestion documentaire / Document management technician

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TECHNICIEN(NE) RH-PAIE / HR-PAYROLL TECHNICIAN

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TECHNICIEN(NE) GESTION DOCUMENTAIRE (PROJET ) / DOCUMENT CONTROL TECHNICIAN (PROJECT)

Superviseur(e) camp et logistique / Logistics and camp supervisor

Conseiller(ère) en hygiène industrielle / Industrial hygiene advisor

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Good environment and projects, but pay could improve

Learning opportunities hindered by poor management and planning

Interesting work overshadowed by office politics

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