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 477 reviews)); "They offer many good benefits and are always hosting morale functions for employees and their family members." ((in 407 reviews)); "Good SMEs to learn from and pay is good." ((in 366 reviews)); "Good work life balance and routine" ((in 323 reviews)); "Culture was good and enjoyed time there" ((in 319 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 321 reviews)); "This was due to the fact that I received no training when I was hired." ((in 99 reviews)); "No Bonus As Provide Engg services to other companies work scope could be limited Hardly any international assignment opportunity" ((in 97 reviews)); "The few good managers that are around or come around wind up getting run off by leadership." ((in 91 reviews)); "Upper management is disconnected from ground level." ((in 81 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

(7,761 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

3.5

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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8K reviews

3.0

Mar 4, 2009

Great position with no management!

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The work is exciting, especially in Future Systems or Aerospace Industries. Exposure to newest technologies and working with other corporations to see how they lead and develop new ideas and technolog to meet seemingly impossible pipedreams. Want to work on Force field generators or cloaking devices - coming right up.

Cons

What management? This is basically a glorified headhunter to the government - no management contact or relationship exists. No training opportunities ever discussed or reviewed or presented. No continuing education opportunities covered. Most "on your own - fend for yourself" place I have ever encountered. I don't mind fending, but don't expect me to feel part of your "team"

3.0

Jan 6, 2009

If you are starting your career, this is a good place to start.

Civil structural designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Professional growth, benefits, professional atmosphere, training, work hours, global company,

Cons

Very big company, easy to "become" just another worker.

3.0

Jan 2, 2009

Jacobs Engineering

Project engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Extensive information sharing between various employees at different locations, which will help greatly in starting on a new project in a new area. I can vouch for this from my personal experience because I had to start on a project that was located in a new geographical area that required application of procedures that were different from what I had been used to before I joined Jacobs. There was a lot of help from within the company to guide me with the initial stages of the project - and the time the employees spent on my project was not even billed!! High focus on safety of employees.

Cons

Bureaucracy. It takes forever for each decision to go all the way to HQ and come back. It took almost three months for a simple decision to be made about a software that cost less than $2000, to go all the way to HQ in California and get back. There is way too much red tape to be passed before any conceivable results can be achieved. The adjustment process from Jacob's recent acquisition of Carter-Burgess is still underway, and it is obvious that the folks at Carter and Burgess are not extremely pleased with the way this acquisition went at all.

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