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 2% 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 628 reviews)); "Good work life balance and work support" ((in 574 reviews)); "Great people to work with on a daily basis and they make really neat products that help build the world." ((in 498 reviews)); "Good Culture and values." ((in 279 reviews)); "Good work environment and friendly" ((in 162 reviews))

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

"Poor management and not observant" ((in 294 reviews)); "Many layoffs and they take your pay away whenever they want" ((in 156 reviews)); "Managers have too much authority to retaliate based on concerns you may have with compensation." ((in 127 reviews)); "It is very $$ driving, upper management does not care about their employee's only stock holders." ((in 100 reviews)); "No job security and job always being threatened" ((in 79 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

(7,320 total reviews)

Joe Creed

67% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.4

Senior management

Caterpillar has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,320 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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Reviews by job title

7K reviews

5.0

Jun 22, 2012

Informal review of the managers cat logistics

Team lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Steady Work for a year

Cons

Too much work at some time

2.0

Jun 18, 2012

A good company that lost it's way during the economic downturn

Information systems specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Excellent compensation for the Midwest area. Salaries are very competitive and bonus (called STIP, Short Term Incentive Plan) is excellent -401K match -Cheap healthcare premiums

Cons

-Caterpillar used to be company that really did care about their people. After the downturn, the attitude from executive management changed. People and positions became very expendable. -Work/life 'balance' was pretty much non-existent in the IS/IT world. Nights and weekend work were the norm. -IS/IT work concentrated on a massive internal SAP rollout. No real funding for any innovative dealer or customer facing systems to differentiate Cat from the competition. -Lack of real product or technology leadership. -Strong emphasis on placing 'diversity candidates' in leadership roles, to the detriment of others with more experience.

1.0

Jun 5, 2012

Ethics and Values in Action

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stable company in a growth market

Cons

Tons of values in action are preached but i never saw anything being followed deligently. A very bad company especially for employees.

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