Does Caterpillar pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Caterpillar employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Caterpillar. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Caterpillar?

78% of Caterpillar employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Caterpillar 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Caterpillar?

Engineer (296) , Software Engineer (143) , Design Engineer (122) , Manufacturing Engineer (115) , Intern (114) , Senior Engineer (103) , Associate Engineer (100) , Manager (98) , Project Manager (74) , Estagiário (72) , Mechanical Engineer (64) , Warehouse Associate (60) , Engineering Manager (58) , Section Manager (57) , Internship (53)

What are the pros of working at Caterpillar according to real employee reviews?

"Good Working Quality and Benefits" ((in 642 reviews)); "Good work life balance and work support" ((in 573 reviews)); "Great people to work with on a daily basis and they make really neat products that help build the world." ((in 499 reviews)); "Good Culture and values." ((in 290 reviews)); "Good work environment and friendly" ((in 164 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Caterpillar according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and not observant" ((in 296 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs based on business" ((in 159 reviews)); "there are too many managers" ((in 126 reviews)); "It is very $$ driving, upper management does not care about their employee's only stock holders." ((in 102 reviews)); "No job security and job always being threatened" ((in 82 reviews))

What are employees saying about Caterpillar layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Caterpillar layoffs and their outlook for job security at Caterpillar in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Caterpillar locations?

Grenoble , Paris , Échirolles , Saint-Denis , Arras , Quincieux , Clamart , Suresnes , Onnaing , Marne-la-Vallee

Caterpillar reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(7,327 total reviews)

Joe Creed

68% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

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Caterpillar has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,327 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Caterpillar employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Industrie manufacturière industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

7K reviews

1.0

Jul 11, 2013

Not a good fit for me, not what I expected

Staff accountant ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Money and benefits are good. Lots of time off including week of Christmas/New Years

Cons

Systems and processes are awful. Not many people seem to know fully how to accomplish things. Lots of meetings, but not a lot being actually done. People seem more concerned about their next job/promotion than actually doing their current job. Everything seems to take a long time to get done, including something as simple as mapping a printer: could take days working with IT.

5.0

Jul 2, 2013

Best company to devote your career

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong values and culture. Caterpillar is family.

Cons

Big companies become less agile. Expect change to be slow.

3.0

Jul 1, 2013

Overall It is a Good Company

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work-life Balance; Flexible working arrangement

Cons

Lack of Competitiveness; Numerous time for shirking

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