Does Jacobs pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Jacobs employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Jacobs. This rating has decreased by 2% 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 (90) , 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 478 reviews)); "They offer many good benefits and are always hosting morale functions for employees and their family members." ((in 388 reviews)); "Good SMEs to learn from and pay is good." ((in 375 reviews)); "Culture was good and enjoyed time there" ((in 327 reviews)); "Good work life balance and routine" ((in 317 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 108 reviews)); "No Bonus As Provide Engg services to other companies work scope could be limited Hardly any international assignment opportunity" ((in 94 reviews)); "The few good managers that are around or come around wind up getting run off by leadership." ((in 92 reviews)); "Upper management is disconnected from the work force .there" ((in 85 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.

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4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(7,761 total reviews)

Bob Pragada

90% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

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4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.8

Career opportunities

3.6

Senior management

3.5

Compensation and benefits

Jacobs has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,761 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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3.0

Jun 14, 2010

Not bad, but not as good as I thought it would be.

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Very flexible, you can work from home as long as you get the work done. Friendly colleagues and people get on well. Big company, so you always have a chance of some interesting work.

Cons

Bad project management systems (clunky, over the top). Pretty incompetent senior and middle managers. Wonder how some people have arrived at their lofty positions. People are definitely not their greatest asset.

1.0

Jun 11, 2010

You get a paycheck but don't think about career growth

Anonymous employee

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Pros

The colleagues that I met at Jacobs were all very nice and most are fairly good at what they do.

Cons

The company shuffle you like sardines in a box and move you to new offices when ever one project ends and you are fortunate enough to get on to another assignment. There are extreme favoritism by the management.regardless of your skills or qualifications or the results you delivered. This is extremely demoralizing. There is zero manager to employee feedback during the year and only on your performance review do you get a sense on how well or how poorly you've done in management's eyes. This typically is more subjective than objective and even when you've done significantly more than what the position calls for, you will be rated average.

3.0

Jun 10, 2010

Mediocre Experience

Electrical engineer intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good salary, good benefits, experienced team of professionals, growing company,

Cons

poor management, documentation line has problems, poor delegation of work, communication could use work

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