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?

78% 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, 3.9 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) , Intern (114) , Manufacturing Engineer (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 650 reviews)); "Good work life balance and campany share scheme." ((in 578 reviews)); "Great people to work with on a daily basis and they make really neat products that help build the world." ((in 490 reviews)); "Good Culture and values." ((in 275 reviews)); "Great opportunities that can fulfill your career if your current assignment allows you to stick around long enough." ((in 163 reviews))

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

"Poor management and not observant" ((in 286 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs based on business" ((in 163 reviews)); "Managers have too much authority to retaliate based on concerns you may have with compensation." ((in 119 reviews)); "It is very $$ driving, upper management does not care about their employee's only stock holders." ((in 98 reviews)); "No job security and job always being threatened" ((in 84 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

78% would recommend to a friend

(7,314 total reviews)

Joe Creed

68% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

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 7,314 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

3.0

May 20, 2011

Diverse work environment, good experience to start off but less opportunity to grow

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work environment, good compensation and chance to explore different fields as you can move around the company to acquire variety of skills, opportunity for international assignment if you are talented!

Cons

Limited growth opportunities, well its a big company and not everyone can become a manager or tech steward. Boring City to be in for young engineers. There is only much you can contribute when it comes to technology. The field its self lags behind compared to automotive. Sometimes it gets tough to convince the management to embrace new technology, expect old school type mentality.

3.0

May 15, 2011

Decent job experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are reasonably good and they match 401K contributions 100% (up to 6%). There are opportunities to grow professionally. Management is generally competent.

Cons

Peoria, where the headquarters are located, isn't the most exciting place. Extremely large company comes with some of 'Dilbert-esqu' characteristics.

3.0

May 11, 2011

A solid place to work to earn a paycheck, but not a place to stay for extended periods of time

Senior manufacturing and systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Respectable pay, around the industry average Decent benefits, but have declined in recent years Many opportunities to work on various projects depending on the job

Cons

Many mediocre mid-level managers who should not be in those positions Many managers not 'people persons' or people oriented Higher level degrees not valued by the company Not having a degree at all is not valued by the company

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