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?

"They have very good benefits and they are friendly" ((in 624 reviews)); "Good work life balance and work support" ((in 589 reviews)); "Great people to work with on a daily basis and they make really neat products that help build the world." ((in 506 reviews)); "Good Culture and values." ((in 284 reviews)); "Great opportunities that can fulfill your career if your current assignment allows you to stick around long enough." ((in 166 reviews))

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

"Poor management and not observant" ((in 289 reviews)); "Many layoffs and they take your pay away whenever they want" ((in 160 reviews)); "there are too many managers" ((in 119 reviews)); "Absolutely zero foresight from upper management." ((in 98 reviews)); "No job security and job always being threatened" ((in 88 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

(7,321 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 7,321 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).

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7K reviews

5.0

Aug 27, 2012

Experience Overview

Engine assembly engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Practical experience, communication skills, training programs.

Cons

lack of career advancement, very poor increases in the salary and the benefits.

2.0

Aug 25, 2012

Great place to be, if you're an accountant or minority

6 sigma black belt

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Extremely strong brand in a rising market sector. Most employees really care about doing their job to the best of their ability.

Cons

Caterpillar is bypassing qualified internal candidates for positions in the name of increasing diversity in favor of individuals with lesser qualifications. IT/IS management has good work/life balance, their subordinates don't. Management overpromises and then holds employees responsible for bad goals that they did not help set. Senior management is perceived as having had their "time in the trenches" predominantly in the accounting or finance arena, and have publicly boasted in the business press as having frozen the IT budget at 1999 levels, mostly by reducing IT headcount with "off-shored assets". Unfortunately, (having been there,done that) many of these assets are lowest-bidders with attendant abilities, that the others have to carry the weight of too.

4.0

Aug 25, 2012

One of the best manufacturing firms out there

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

As an employee, you get exposed to the best practices at work. It's excellent for personal development. Employees' ideas are respected and the work-life balance is great.

Cons

The company doesn't recognize advanced degrees/academic excellence.

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Great place to be, if you're an accountant or minority

One of the best manufacturing firms out there

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