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

1.0

Feb 21, 2011

Incompetent leadership

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good employee and relax work

Cons

Generally the leaders are incompetent, no training for the job, very political.Good for older people. Dead end for younger people.

5.0

Feb 18, 2011

Unlimited career opportunities

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- long term employment - breadth of learning opportunities - global footprint If you are looking for a long term career with lots of growth opportunities both domestic and globally, Caterpillar should be on your list.

Cons

- slow to adopt technology - overwhelming Because most employees work at Caterpillar for their entire career, some employees feel they are entitled unrealistic benefits or rewards

3.0

Feb 14, 2011

Caterpillar offers great career opportunities, thanks to its great businessmodel.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

global company, very interesting business model, many market development opportunitiy, international exposure, many opportunities in having an interesting and rich job.

Cons

still too us minded, difficult to be heard as european person, very big company with admistrative processes and hierarchical situations.

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