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?

81% 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 (91) , Senior Project Manager (82) , Structural Engineer (60) , Graduate Engineer (57) , Architect (55) , Software Engineer (54) , Design Engineer (52) , Consultant (50)

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 496 reviews)); "They offer many good benefits and are always hosting morale functions for employees and their family members." ((in 395 reviews)); "Pay is good and work can be interesting." ((in 368 reviews)); "Culture was good and enjoyed time there" ((in 322 reviews)); "Good work life balance and routine" ((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 316 reviews)); "This was due to the fact that I received no training when I was hired." ((in 103 reviews)); "No Bonus As Provide Engg services to other companies work scope could be limited Hardly any international assignment opportunity" ((in 99 reviews)); "bad managers (depends on who you work for)" ((in 90 reviews)); "Upper management is disconnected from the work force .there" ((in 83 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

81% would recommend to a friend

(7,764 total reviews)

Bob Pragada

90% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.8

Career opportunities

3.6

Senior management

3.6

Compensation and benefits

Jacobs has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,764 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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Reviews by job title

8K reviews

4.0

Dec 13, 2012

Mostly good

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Fairly positive and supportive work atmosphere - Attempts were made to retain employees as best as possible, even in the face of layoffs

Cons

- Succumbed to some goofy ideas and tangents from various persons and "gurus" - Got carried away for awhile with metrics and bean-counting that was mindlessly pointless - Lack of standing up to respectible work ethics. The company started signing up with any kind of work, no matter how questionable, to make a buck (tar sands, nuclear energy, etc.)

1.0

Dec 13, 2012

Most inequitable and unprofessional company I have ever worked for.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get paid on time, they have a 9-8-0 work schedule, the building is nice, the bathrooms are kept immaculate, they have a parking garage, and they have a deli in each of the two buildings in Houston.

Cons

If you like being discriminated against and enjoy a company that picks and chooses which rules they want to enforce for certain people while ignoring others who blatantly violate those rules, then this is the place for you. What's not okay for you is perfectly fine for others to do. Just depends on who it is. It's the worst "Good Ol' Boys" company you'll ever find. They choose to enforce policies based on who you are, not what you do, and no one is treated equitably. You will be ousted for "violating" policies while 5 times as many people who do the exact same thing are never even approached for openly "violating" the same policy. They will set you up so that it is impossible to accomplish what they ask, then accuse you of not performing, and, then they refuse to hear your side of any explanation. In 30 years of working in the engineering industry - as an engineer - I have never seen any company treat their employees as unprofessionally or as rudely as this company does. Run - don't walk - as fast as you can from this place.

3.0

Dec 13, 2012

It's a good place to work at !

Trainee engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get to meet a diversity of people. That definitely helps you learn a lot.

Cons

Very average compensation offered by the company.

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