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 660 reviews)); "Good work life balance and work support" ((in 577 reviews)); "Great people to work with on a daily basis and they make really neat products that help build the world." ((in 506 reviews)); "Good Culture and values." ((in 281 reviews)); "Good opportunities to travel to know people and cultures" ((in 161 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 economic times are bad" ((in 171 reviews)); "Managers have too much authority to retaliate based on concerns you may have with compensation." ((in 126 reviews)); "It is very $$ driving, upper management does not care about their employee's only stock holders." ((in 102 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.

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Caterpillar reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(7,307 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 7,307 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

5.0

Jan 27, 2014

Great company to work for. Excellent benefit, incredible job security.

Mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits. Experience. Resume builder. Working at Cat gives you solid industry experience that you can use and apply throughout your entire career. They have created a completely stable and healthy working environment for their employees.

Cons

Caterpillar is one of the best companies to work for in America, there is nary that can be said that would be a con to working there.

5.0

Jan 21, 2014

Fantastic!

Project management

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I really enjoyed working at Caterpillar and the challenge of meeting and beating deadlines. I worked with a great team and learned a substantial amount.

Cons

The company downsized and was forced to lay off staffing. It was unfortunate for everyone involved. Hopefully, the industry will improve and they will build up the manufacturing facility in South Milwaukee, WI. It is another sad story for Wisconsin.

4.0

Jan 5, 2014

Good company to work for. Great company for shareholders. Revenues should continue to increase for the next decade.

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefit from world wide experience of the mining industry. Cat is the leading player in Mining industry. Cat has a worldwide presence in other non mining related areas to better economic downturns.

Cons

Downturn planning needs to be improved to provide better security for employees.

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