Does Jacobs pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Jacobs employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Jacobs. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Jacobs?

82% of Jacobs employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Jacobs 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Jacobs?

Engineer (324) , Project Manager (296) , Mechanical Engineer (125) , Project Engineer (120) , Civil Engineer (110) , Process Engineer (105) , Senior Engineer (93) , Intern (92) , Senior Project Manager (82) , Structural Engineer (60) , Graduate Engineer (57) , Architect (55) , Software Engineer (54) , Design Engineer (52) , Consultant (51)

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

"the people are great and there are a lot of optional employee groups you can join to connect with people with similar viewpoints" ((in 486 reviews)); "They offer many good benefits and are always hosting morale functions for employees and their family members." ((in 399 reviews)); "Good SMEs to learn from and pay is good." ((in 346 reviews)); "Flexibility and good work life balance" ((in 320 reviews)); "Culture was good and enjoyed time there" ((in 314 reviews))

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

"Poor management... they waste most of the job budget on very high salaried people in meetings where very little if anything is accomplished." ((in 317 reviews)); "This was due to the fact that I received no training when I was hired." ((in 107 reviews)); "No Bonus As Provide Engg services to other companies work scope could be limited Hardly any international assignment opportunity" ((in 97 reviews)); "bad managers (depends on who you work for)" ((in 91 reviews)); "Upper management is disconnected from the work force .there" ((in 82 reviews))

What are employees saying about Jacobs layoffs in 2026?

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

Jacobs reviews

4.0

82% would recommend to a friend

(7,775 total reviews)

Bob Pragada

90% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

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Jacobs has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,775 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Jacobs employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Servicios de construcción, reparación y mantenimiento industry (3.7 stars).

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8K reviews

4.0

Jul 1, 2014

Professional Environment

Process engineer iii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Knowledgeable and professional. Work life balance when working as a contractor

Cons

Some of the customers give new meaning to the word "challenging"

4.0

Jun 30, 2014

I liked the people I worked with

Designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice people to work with. Good benefits, growth depending on connections. Promotions were hard to come by, but it could be that I didn't have them. One was assigned to work downtown (main office) or elsewhere.

Cons

There was a cozy corporate culture that meant that you had to be connected to be considered part of the in crowd. They where very nice about time-off, I didn't have extra perks but you could arrange to schedule hours worked around life at times. They did lack training opportunities, that they could improve.

3.0

Jun 29, 2014

Lots of work, little advancement

Design technology manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Jacobs Engineering is a great place to work when the private sector is down. Most of Jacobs Global Building Division work comes from Federal contracts, so there's always a lot of work during those down periods and the Government funds a lot of projects. Fast paced projects. High value on safety.

Cons

Management's understanding of how technology can benefit the company at the production level. Little training outside of required safety and HR training. Very much an 'old-boy's' network. You must know someone to feel safe when the chips are down.

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