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 (113) , 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 work support" ((in 567 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 280 reviews)); "Great opportunities for different product and learning" ((in 167 reviews))

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

"Poor management and not observant" ((in 292 reviews)); "Massive layoffs when economic times are bad" ((in 165 reviews)); "Managers have too much authority to retaliate based on concerns you may have with compensation." ((in 125 reviews)); "It is very $$ driving, upper management does not care about their employee's only stock holders." ((in 97 reviews)); "No job security and job always being threatened" ((in 78 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

(7,313 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 7,313 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

4.0

Mar 17, 2011

Good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great opportunity to work at a global company.

Cons

Rapid change, compressed timelines, at times questionable promotions/hires

2.0

Mar 15, 2011

It started off as nice place to work.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It still has a decent benefits package. The company is doing well financially. The future outlook of the company is good.

Cons

The company isn’t as employee friendly as it used to be. Although the benefits package is decent, it is not what it once was. Every year there is a take away from it. The other major con is the location. The majority of the job opportunities are in Peoria, IL. There aren’t many other things around there, and Illinois is becoming an increasingly more expensive state to live.

2.0

Mar 10, 2011

"It's who you know, not what you know."

Research and development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There is some interesting work and the pay and benefits are good relative to other companies.

Cons

It's all about politics, if you are good at what you do and take pride in your work, expect to be disappointed, the quote in the title is from a retiring director.

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