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 (113) , Manufacturing Engineer (113) , Senior Engineer (103) , Associate Engineer (100) , Manager (97) , Project Manager (74) , Estagiário (72) , Mechanical Engineer (64) , Warehouse Associate (60) , Engineering Manager (57) , Section Manager (57) , Internship (53)

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

"Good Working Quality and Benefits" ((in 638 reviews)); "Good work life balance and campany share scheme." ((in 583 reviews)); "Great people to work with on a daily basis and they make really neat products that help build the world." ((in 493 reviews)); "Good Culture and values." ((in 289 reviews)); "Good work environment and friendly" ((in 154 reviews))

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

"Poor management and not observant" ((in 295 reviews)); "Massive layoffs when the economy is bad" ((in 163 reviews)); "Managers have too much authority to retaliate based on concerns you may have with compensation." ((in 123 reviews)); "It is very $$ driving, upper management does not care about their employee's only stock holders." ((in 100 reviews)); "No job security and job always being threatened" ((in 77 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.

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Caterpillar reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(7,305 total reviews)

Joe Creed

68% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

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 7,305 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

Jan 3, 2010

Slowing down the IT Management progression

It supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Large company structured into business units that are able to work with some autonomy. Outstanding analysts in the Logistics division. CAT did

Cons

IT in the corporate group has a very old mentality - working in silos and suffering from too much red tape. The promotion progression within IT has slowed down considerably.

1.0

Dec 18, 2009

I worked at Caterpillar for 36 years and had my job eliminated.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I received a wonderful on the job education as it relates to software and process. I also had the latitude to travel the globe and work with users within the Caterpillar network.

Cons

Upper management does not care 30,000 employees have been "thrown under the bus". For the most part it is due to the fact 90 percent are over 50. I was one of the casualties. Caterpillar has a Code of Conduct that stresses employees are treated equally and rewarded for performance. This is hypocracy at it's finest hour. There are two sets of rules...1 for the employees "in the club" and another set of rules for everyone else. I was proud to work for Caterpillar until I was a casually. I could work rings around several younger employees who attempted to do a portion of what I did. Upper management is totally ruthless and could not care less about the feelings or well being of employees. I don't expect the younger employees who survived the "cut" to stick around for 30 or more years. They will not put up with the political games I endurred. Caterpillar's expertise will dramatically suffer without the senior employees who had knowledge and experience.

1.0

Dec 17, 2009

The good things about my job

Sample prep - non traditional position

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Although our benefits dont stand out like they used, we still have a very good package for health. I think safety is highly regarded as a priority within the corporation

Cons

downgrading hourly employees after injuries seems to be a profitable way for them.

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