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 3% 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, 3.6 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?

"Very good safety standard and environmental policy" ((in 10 reviews)); "Good benefits and remuneration package" ((in 9 reviews)); "Good people" ((in 8 reviews)); "Good site good culture, individual rooms not shared" ((in 6 reviews)); "Training opportunity available to employees" ((in 6 reviews))

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Gold Fields Reviews

3.9

70% would recommend to a friend

(106 total reviews)

Mike Fraser

100% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Diversity and inclusion

3.6

Culture and values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.1

Senior management

3.1

Career opportunities

Gold Fields has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 106 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).

Reviews by job title

106 reviews

3.0

4 Jul 2026

Great people and development opportunities, but disorganized environment

Training coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great people Good opportunity for development Foot in the door to mining

Cons

Lack of organisational structure Lack of strategic alignment Poor role clarity Moving goalposts Significant psychisocial risk

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

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Jobs at Gold Fields

Technicien(ne) gestion documentaire / Document management technician

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

Remote

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Conseiller(ère) en hygiène industrielle / Industrial hygiene advisor

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

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