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 620 reviews)); "Good work life balance and Moderate Package" ((in 571 reviews)); "Great people to work with on a daily basis and they make really neat products that help build the world." ((in 512 reviews)); "Good Culture and values." ((in 285 reviews)); "Good work environment and friendly" ((in 159 reviews))

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

"Poor management and not observant" ((in 290 reviews)); "Many layoffs and they take your pay away whenever they want" ((in 166 reviews)); "there are too many managers" ((in 119 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 87 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

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

Oct 24, 2012

Wish I never had to leave

Senior associate engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Laid back atmosphere, opportunities for growth, proper compensation, fantastic benefits, great "total system" approach to their product rather than piecemealing parts together.

Cons

No desirable work locations (for me anyway),

3.0

Oct 22, 2012

Needs better managment/employee relation

Molding specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, good people to work with

Cons

Managment seems brainwashed at times. Not a good work/life balance

4.0

Oct 18, 2012

This is a good company to work for.

Quality engineer i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary, Work is relaxing,

Cons

Title to job responsibility does not match, manager has a lot of say in your job satisfaction meaning if your manager is good you will be satisfied but if not then it can be hard.

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