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?

77% 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 644 reviews)); "Good work life balance and Moderate Package" ((in 586 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 277 reviews)); "Great to work there and opportunity" ((in 158 reviews))

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

"Poor management and not observant" ((in 299 reviews)); "Many layoffs and they take your pay away whenever they want" ((in 162 reviews)); "Managers have too much authority to retaliate based on concerns you may have with compensation." ((in 124 reviews)); "It is very $$ driving, upper management does not care about their employee's only stock holders." ((in 99 reviews)); "No job security and job always being threatened" ((in 83 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

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Caterpillar reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(7,322 total reviews)

Joe Creed

67% 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 7,322 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

5.0

Jan 10, 2013

Great work env. and future growth

Kbu

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to work and learn with graet oppertunities

Cons

nothing till now.every thing going fine

5.0

Jan 8, 2013

1 2 3 4 5

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

a very good company culture

Cons

remote location in mid west

3.0

Jan 5, 2013

Stable decent company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Job stability is pretty good. Salaries are decent. Bonuses pay a big role especially on good years, but this might not continue in the future.

Cons

Advancement generally tough. Not the most qualified get promoted, more like the person who talks the most gets promoted.

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