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 (141) , 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 633 reviews)); "Good work life balance and Moderate Package" ((in 572 reviews)); "Great people to work with on a daily basis and they make really neat products that help build the world." ((in 485 reviews)); "Good Culture and values." ((in 279 reviews)); "Great opportunities that can fulfill your career if your current assignment allows you to stick around long enough." ((in 162 reviews))

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

"Poor management and not observant" ((in 298 reviews)); "Massive layoffs when the economy is bad" ((in 156 reviews)); "Managers have too much authority to retaliate based on concerns you may have with compensation." ((in 121 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 85 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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4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(7,301 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 7,301 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 30, 2009

Generally a great place to work, but not perfect.

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The size makes it stable and able to afford "bells & whistles". There are tons of opportunities to do things in your career that are only tangentially related to your past.

Cons

Just because you're necessary, it doesn't make you important. You are a number. The facilities are so spread out that travel is a necessity. The expected amount of time is more than 40hours/week. Some of the campuses are very large, and difficult to navigate.

3.0

Jan 29, 2009

2 sides of a coin !

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Invests heavily in R&D, has many learning opportunities if you are willing to go the extra mile, flexible work hours, very talented young engineering pool, great benefits and competitive pay, loads of travel opportunities, great place for a starting engineer to get experience in many areas

Cons

culture that stifles new ideas, bureaucratic and red tape, bad mid-level management, worse executive management, history-book example of how not to use 6-sixma, have to deal with midwest weather, has a lot of economic waste, encourages "yes" man culture, management does not like to hear bad news, Open discussions are not encouraged

4.0

Jan 29, 2009

Good place for career focused people

Marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Much opportunity to move horizontally and vertically throughout your career. They want to hire employees and retain them for a career rather than a job. Excellent pay and good benefits. A respected company to place on a resume if you do choose to move on later in your career.

Cons

Bureaucracy is certainly present at times but it goes along with a large organization. Many people are not crazy about Peoria, IL but Caterpillar obviously has offices throughout the world. Culture can be very "old school". Generational gaps are apparent at times considering many people have worked there for 20-30 years.

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