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 484 reviews)); "They offer many good benefits and are always hosting morale functions for employees and their family members." ((in 402 reviews)); "Good SMEs to learn from and pay is good." ((in 376 reviews)); "Culture was good and enjoyed time there" ((in 323 reviews)); "Good work life balance and routine" ((in 316 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 319 reviews)); "This was due to the fact that I received no training when I was hired." ((in 100 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 ground level." ((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.

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4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(7,761 total reviews)

Bob Pragada

90% approve of CEO

68% 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

Feb 3, 2010

Ok place to work.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Diverse projects to work on. Management is understanding about life/work balance. Getting time off isn't a problem as long as it doesn't conflict with customer support or work effort.

Cons

Too much re-organization going on and seems like upper management has a high turnover rate. Employee perks lacking or not enough selections. IT infrastructure and response is a bit flaky. Performance review has too many flaws. Career advancement opportunities is limited. Training or mentoring is not so great.

2.0

Feb 2, 2010

Jacobs

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay compensation is fairly high, but often requires extensive travel to other Jacobs offices due to location of project.

Cons

Jacobs is a low overhead company, so layoffs are quick if the workload drops. Performance reviews are very infrequent. Advancement often based on good old boy network

4.0

Jan 27, 2010

Jacobs UK

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay compared toequivelent in the industry. Flexible working hours as long as the job gets done attitude. attitude to H&S particulary traving too much in a day is good. Made best effort to redeploy when role identified as redindant.

Cons

Can handle the big projects but in hard times struggle to win smaller projects as they are too expensive. Taken mobile phones off people in cost cutting exercise at cost of client communication. private car mileage rate never goes up when used for business travel. May suffer very badly from government and local council budget cut backs.

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