Does Petronas pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Petronas employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Petronas. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Petronas?

90% of Petronas employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Petronas 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Petronas?

Intern (456) , Protégé Gees (448) , Internship (432) , Executive (344) , Engineer (113) , Manager (95) , Senior Executive (72) , Software Engineer (54) , Protege Trainee (45) , Mechanical Engineer (43) , Analyst (39) , Business Analyst (36) , Data Scientist (36) , Process Engineer (32) , Cashier (31)

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

"Benefits were good but comparable" ((in 236 reviews)); "The working environment is good and well organised" ((in 233 reviews)); "Friendly colleague and easy to commute" ((in 230 reviews)); "Salary is good and competitive." ((in 190 reviews)); "Good supervisor, good environment, good working conditions, and very good colleagues." ((in 166 reviews))

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

"Too much office politics and nonsense changes" ((in 96 reviews)); "Hierarchical and slow career progression" ((in 81 reviews)); "Too many managers" ((in 35 reviews)); "Favoritism is apparent and this will have a big impact when it comes down to your yearly performance." ((in 15 reviews)); "Lack of cultural diversity in workpalce" ((in 10 reviews))

What are employees saying about Petronas redundancies in 2026?

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

Petronas reviews about "benefit"

76% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Culture and values

4.0

Career opportunities

3.9

Diversity and inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.6

Senior management

Reviews by job title

500 reviews

4.0

2 Apr 2026

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Procurement executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

High salary compared to Malaysian market Strong benefits (medical, insurance, bonus, leave) Very stable job (GLC, low risk of retrenchment) Strong brand name on CV (opens doors elsewhere) Clear structure & governance Good for long‑term career (many stay 10–30 years) Exposure to large‑scale projects (O&G, LNG, energy transition) Good work-life balance in many roles

Cons

Heavy bureaucracy (many approvals, slow decision-making) Slow career progression Internal politics exist (networking matters) Less hands-on work (vendors do much of execution) Hard to stand out due to large organization Change is slow, even for innovation or sustainability Role quality depends heavily on department & boss

4.0

10 Apr 2026

Project Planner

Planner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great salary and great benefits

Cons

Currently very susceptible to the global oil and gas crises

4.0

15 Apr 2026

Great culture. Just a bit of fovouritism.

Executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great benefits Flexible Work Arrangements Great culture

Cons

Favouritism Poor planning on successor

4.0

5 Feb 2026

Process-heavy

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great benefits, and there are small opportunities where you can start your own side quest or work on something new.

Cons

Very bureaucratic. There's too much process that even doing simple procedures may take weeks or months. Approvals for approvals.

5.0

14 May 2026

Good benefits and flexibility, but lacking training

Executive, integrated planning

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good benefit, flexible working hour

Cons

No proper training before working

4.0

5 Feb 2026

Good place to work

Executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

employee benefits, salary and able to wfh

Cons

career progression, hierarchy and office politics

5.0

8 Feb 2026

Opportunity to grow

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Flexi hours, good benefits, good pay

Cons

Some bosses / people are toxic

3.0

25 Mar 2026

Decent

Executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Decent pay and benefits for fresh graduates. Good career opportunities/advancement

Cons

Strong office politics. Very steep learning curve. Senior will literally look down on you.

5.0

7 Mar 2026

It’s not PCG (it’s generally Petronas) The pay, benefits and working culture are great

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good pay in Malaysia with great benefits including medical and leave. Great career path although now due to new revision of assessment might take longer time for promotion

Cons

As it is national oil company, the process sometimes takes too long to make decision. Need to go through many stages which slow down the process. That’s why the company is currently working on optimizing the work process

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Great culture. Just a bit of fovouritism.

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Good benefits and flexibility, but lacking training

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Decent

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