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.

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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

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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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1.0

Jan 27, 2026

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Principal manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Big name in the industry

Cons

There is a really bad culture and it's only got worse

3.0

Jan 26, 2026

Generally great exposure and lovely people, can lack support and trust in seniors

Senior civil engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Project scale and exposure is great turn over, however, trust in senior leadership, engineers PRIDE and ownership in work can be limited and support various depending on your immediate team or project. I think that this comes from an increase in global workload and increase in new project uptake with 'segregated' teams specifically Admin Staff. People are unable to give more of their time to help

Cons

- Widespread lack in engineers PRIDE and ownership in work (calcs or reports) - Lack in trust in senior leadership, - undefined role and responsibilities or role creep with limited support (or unavailable support) - Cannot be myself at work and it is saddening and impacting my wider personal life. Some people have been expliciting rude and discouraging. Cannot 'bring my authentic self to work' like we used to say in my revious company. - Draining and constantly needing to 'defend' my valid questions for review time of the design - Lack of appreciation, support and recognistion (it is the clients who are thankful and ask Jacobs to provide more help TO me becuase they see the impact work and lack of support)

4.0

Jan 26, 2026

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Lead architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture to work in

Cons

Hierarchy in India is there, but getting better

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