diff --git a/pkg/jobs/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/jobs/BUILD.bazel
index 464296abb802..00cab414184f 100644
--- a/pkg/jobs/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pkg/jobs/BUILD.bazel
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ go_library(
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
         "//pkg/base",
+        "//pkg/build",
         "//pkg/clusterversion",
         "//pkg/jobs/jobspb",
         "//pkg/kv",
diff --git a/pkg/jobs/jobs.go b/pkg/jobs/jobs.go
index bb7e2bd0225c..2d7208dcdd8d 100644
--- a/pkg/jobs/jobs.go
+++ b/pkg/jobs/jobs.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/build"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/clusterversion"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/jobs/jobspb"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/kv"
@@ -357,16 +358,30 @@ func (u Updater) FractionProgressed(ctx context.Context, progressedFn FractionPr
 			return err
 		}
 		fractionCompleted := progressedFn(ctx, md.Progress.Details)
-		// allow for slight floating-point rounding inaccuracies
-		if fractionCompleted > 1.0 && fractionCompleted < 1.01 {
-			fractionCompleted = 1.0
+
+		if !build.IsRelease() {
+			// We allow for slight floating-point rounding
+			// inaccuracies. We only want to error in non-release
+			// builds because in large production installations the
+			// method at least one job uses to calculate process can
+			// result in substantial floating point inaccuracy.
+			if fractionCompleted < 0.0 || fractionCompleted > 1.01 {
+				return errors.Errorf(
+					"fraction completed %f is outside allowable range [0.0, 1.01]",
+					fractionCompleted,
+				)
+			}
 		}
-		if fractionCompleted < 0.0 || fractionCompleted > 1.0 {
-			return errors.Errorf(
-				"job %d: fractionCompleted %f is outside allowable range [0.0, 1.0]",
-				u.j.ID(), fractionCompleted,
-			)
+
+		// Clamp to [0.0, 1.0].
+		if fractionCompleted > 1.0 {
+			log.VInfof(ctx, 1, "clamping fraction completed %f to [0.0, 1.0]", fractionCompleted)
+			fractionCompleted = 1.0
+		} else if fractionCompleted < 0.0 {
+			log.VInfof(ctx, 1, "clamping fraction completed %f to [0.0, 1.0]", fractionCompleted)
+			fractionCompleted = 0
 		}
+
 		md.Progress.Progress = &jobspb.Progress_FractionCompleted{
 			FractionCompleted: fractionCompleted,
 		}