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 490 reviews)); "They offer many good benefits and are always hosting morale functions for employees and their family members." ((in 392 reviews)); "Pay is good and work can be interesting." ((in 367 reviews)); "Culture was good and enjoyed time there" ((in 316 reviews)); "Flexibility and good work life balance" ((in 313 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 109 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 93 reviews)); "Upper management is disconnected from ground level." ((in 84 reviews))

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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

(7,764 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

3.6

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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8K reviews

2.0

Feb 26, 2010

Jacobs has a lot to learn and improve

Administrative assistant

Recommend

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Pros

Large company, global, international. can make a career in the organization

Cons

small local office, not connected to the rest of the company; operates autonomous. sink or swim feeling. Morale low (locally)

1.0

Nov 3, 2009

No Jobs are safe today in these times

Electrical engineer (2d/3d)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

My group of coworkers were good, the other groups did not communicate with us even though we supplied plenty of information.

Cons

Communication was bad, managers don't talk to their groups, disciplines are off on their own, in order to do a good job in Engineering it requires a lot of communication skills between all groups, they don't have a return list of clients since they can't get their act together, and one really bad aspect of Jacobs is they are sending as many jobs as they can to india, we have the work but they are sending the work out of the usa, that is a really bad things for the economy

1.0

Aug 13, 2009

Take a look at the Real company ratings, Bechtel(3.8), Fluor(3.8), FosterW(4.0)

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work schedule, you are able to set your own schedule when you have home/car items come up and either leave or make up the time, this is one of the only benefits working for this company, managers are clueless.

Cons

workers are of the good oleboy mentality, they don't like new technology, there are many companies that have dealt with them and they take advantage at every chance, managers need to be trained in harassment, diveristy as well as basic communication skills which I have to say that I did not meet one manager in all my years working with them that was a straight shooter.

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