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

3.0

Sep 9, 2011

Very professional and gives global exposure.

Engineering project team leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The Pay pacakge is competitive and keeps updating with the market. Oppurtuntines for abroad assignments.

Cons

Doesn't treat people well unlike their American counter parts. Special preference and respect given to foreing expats. Difference in treatment for American employees and local employees by local HR. Pathetic and unfair promotion process.

5.0

Sep 7, 2011

Awesome when you are directly employeed

Engineering team leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Healthy working environment Awesome Future opportunities. Excellent pay and Benefits.

Cons

Group Specialize in only one area. Contract positions are not desirable.

4.0

Sep 1, 2011

Newly hired and liking it so far.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good benefits and pay compared to other manufacturers in the area, also much better working conditions, the upward mobility seems more likely also

Cons

It is a large company that has a union labor force, the union can protect employees who need to be fired, but also help ensure better pay, etc. for everyone else so it's a toss up, not a lot of cons really

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Jobs at Caterpillar

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Very professional and gives global exposure.

Awesome when you are directly employeed

Newly hired and liking it so far.

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