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 (142) , 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 645 reviews)); "Good work life balance and campany share scheme." ((in 591 reviews)); "Great people to work with on a daily basis and they make really neat products that help build the world." ((in 496 reviews)); "Good Culture and values." ((in 282 reviews)); "Great to work there and opportunity" ((in 161 reviews))

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

"Poor management and not observant" ((in 293 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs based on business" ((in 160 reviews)); "Managers have too much authority to retaliate based on concerns you may have with compensation." ((in 122 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

Caterpillar reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(7,318 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 7,318 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

Nov 11, 2011

Great company to work for if you don't mind relocating every once and a while.

Senior associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people are genuinely caring of one another here. I have yet to see anyone looking down at anyone else. Even the directors & VPs at Caterpillar aren't shy with conversing and mingling with those working at the ground level. Benefits are industry-leading and the pay is competitive. Work/Life balance is great, and the environment is very low-stress. They go the extra mile here to make sure their employees are happy.

Cons

Moving up in the ladder requires relocation. I am constantly seeing people get promoted, and at the same time, those people are usually relocating to a different facility, and sometimes even a different country. It seems like it would be very difficult to make your way up the ladder if you don't want to relocate.

4.0

Nov 2, 2011

Phenomenal learning experience.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work ethic, professionalism, Work systems and organized workflow. Diverse workforce, atmosphere conducive to productivity and numerous opportunities for learning and growth.

Cons

May get pin holed into doing the same kind of tasks at work and opportunities to learn over a broader base are limited.

3.0

Oct 27, 2011

this company is good for people who would like to be settlers and explorers, not for in between

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

culture diversity flexibile work schedule appreciate trouble shooting ability

Cons

family is not be highly valued; large percent of layoff

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Great company to work for if you don't mind relocating every once and a while.

Phenomenal learning experience.

this company is good for people who would like to be settlers and explorers, not for in between

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