Jacobs Solutions Executive Compensation (FY25)
J · Dallas, TX · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
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Data as of September 19, 2026Latest filing (8-K): February 3, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Robert Pragada: $12,119,945 → $14,038,363 (15.8% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 96.5% → 95.6% (0.9 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 124:1 → 160:1 (29.0% higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Jacobs Solutions' chief executive and what were they paid?
Robert Pragada was paid $14,038,363 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board for fiscal 2025. Pragada's total moved 15.8% higher from the $12,119,945 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Jacobs Solutions' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 95.6% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held January 28, 2026.
Which companies are in Jacobs Solutions' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Accenture PLC, AECOM, AtkinsonRealis Group Inc., Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation and CACI International Inc., among others.
What is Jacobs Solutions' chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 160:1, against median employee compensation of $87,962.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steven Demetriou Executive Chair | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Robert Pragada President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Claudia Jaramillo Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kevin Berryman Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert Pragada Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Joanne Caruso Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Patrick Hill President, Global Solutions | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert Pragada Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Joanne Caruso Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Venk Nathamuni Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Patrick Hill President, Global Solutions | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert Pragada Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Venk Nathamuni Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Joanne Caruso Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Patrick Hill President, Global Solutions | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.
Equity awards granted
Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joanne E. Caruso | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Joanne E. Caruso | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Joanne E. Caruso | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Patrick X. Hill | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Patrick X. Hill | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Patrick X. Hill | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Robert V. Pragada | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Robert V. Pragada | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Robert V. Pragada | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Venk Nathamuni | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Venk Nathamuni | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Venk Nathamuni | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.
Outstanding awards
Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Hill | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Robert Pragada | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Joanne Caruso | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Venk Nathamuni | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Severance and change in control
The terms as written in the agreements.
Joanne Caruso
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary · Change-in-control agreement · citing a 2025 filing
| Non-compete period | ◇ |
| Non-solicit period | ◇ |
| Clawback | ◇ |
Patrick Hill
President, Global Solutions · Severance agreement · citing a 2025 filing
| Non-compete period | ◇ |
| Non-solicit period | ◇ |
| Clawback | ◇ |
Robert Pragada
Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board · Change-in-control agreement · citing a 2025 filing
| Non-compete period | ◇ |
| Non-solicit period | ◇ |
| Clawback | ◇ |
Venk Nathamuni
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer · Severance agreement · citing a 2025 filing
| Non-compete period | ◇ |
| Non-solicit period | ◇ |
| Clawback | ◇ |
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Louis V. Pinkham | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Julie A. Sloat | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Michael Collins | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Mary M. Jackson | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Manny Fernandez | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Robert A. McNamara | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Peter J. Robertson | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Priya Abani | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Georgette D. Kiser | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director fee schedule
The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
| Board cash retainer | ◇ |
| Board equity retainer | ◇ |
| Total board retainer | ◇ |
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
| Board meeting fee | ◇ |
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Accenture PLC ACN
- AECOM ACM
- AtkinsonRealis Group Inc. symbol not shown
- Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation BAH
- CACI International Inc. CACI
- CGI Inc. GIB
- Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. CTSH
- DXC Technology Company DXC
- EPAM Systems, Inc. EPAM
- Fluor Corp. FLR
- FTI Consulting, Inc. FCN
- General Dynamics Corporation GD
- KBR Inc. KBR
- Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. KD
- L3Harris Technologies, Inc. LHX
- Leidos Holdings Inc. LDOS
- Northrop Grumman Corporation NOC
- Parsons Corp. PSN
- Stantec Inc. STN
- Tetra Tech, Inc. TTEK
- Textron Inc. TXT
- WSP Global Inc. WSP
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | January 28, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | January 29, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | January 24, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | January 24, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | January 25, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | January 26, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | January 14, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | January 16, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | January 17, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | January 19, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2015 | January 28, 2016 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Chief executive pay ratio
As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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Peer benchmarking
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307 figures on this page: 296 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
296 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001628280-26-004841Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-25-3251032025 Grant of Plan-Based Awards · CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation of Directors · Non-Employee Director Compensation During Fiscal 2025 · and 2 more sections
- 0000052988-25-000011Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-24-279694Summary Compensation Table
- 0000052988-24-000005Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-23-295881Summary Compensation Table
- 0001193125-23-017253Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-22-303804Summary Compensation Table
- 0000052988-22-000007Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000052988-21-000006Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000052988-20-000005Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000052988-19-000002Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-18-014853Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-17-016778Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000052988-16-000163Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001628280-25-053316
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Peers Jacobs Solutions discloses
The companies named in J's own disclosed peer group.
Accenture PLCAECOMBooz Allen Hamilton Holding CorporationCACI International Inc.CGI Inc.Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.DXC Technology CompanyEPAM Systems, Inc.Fluor Corp.FTI Consulting, Inc.General Dynamics CorporationKBR Inc.Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.L3Harris Technologies, Inc.Leidos Holdings Inc.Northrop Grumman CorporationParsons Corp.Tetra Tech, Inc.Textron Inc.
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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
year = {2026},
version = {2026Q3},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
publisher = {Zenodo},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}