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 613 reviews)); "Good work life balance and work support" ((in 573 reviews)); "Great people to work with on a daily basis and they make really neat products that help build the world." ((in 498 reviews)); "Good Culture and values." ((in 276 reviews)); "Great opportunities that can fulfill your career if your current assignment allows you to stick around long enough." ((in 159 reviews))

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

"Poor management and not observant" ((in 291 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs based on business" ((in 168 reviews)); "Managers have too much authority to retaliate based on concerns you may have with compensation." ((in 124 reviews)); "Absolutely zero foresight from upper management." ((in 101 reviews)); "No job security and job always being threatened" ((in 81 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

(7,299 total reviews)

Joe Creed

69% 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

3.5

Senior management

Caterpillar has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,299 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

Dec 24, 2008

Good leadership and top and bottom - middle needs improvement

6 sigma black belt

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay for the location (Central Illinois), good opportunities to move up - high performers are noticed and rewarded. I have had a good experience overall with moving up and being rewarded. Also a lot of opportunity (in good times) to move around the country and world... both in travel and in relocation.

Cons

Low performers hang around and get away with doing nothing. This has an adverse effect on the rest of the employees, as well, as they end up picking up the slack and seeing nothing get done to right the problems. There is a serious issue with communication in the high-to-mid management levels - the very top (VP and CEO) and bottom (line supervisors) do a great job.

2.0

Dec 8, 2008

supplemental employees at Caterpillar

Assembler

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is one of the highest paying labor jobs available in this area.

Cons

As a supplemental employee at caterpillar, you will pay union dues just like everyone else, but you will not receive any representation from the union. You are considered an "at will" employee which means that you can be walked out for any reason at any time and the union will do nothing about it. You also don't receive any healthcare or 401k and you cannot bid off onto any full-time jobs. There is no holiday pay or vacation pay. There is nothing more than time and a half after 40 hours.

4.0

Dec 3, 2008

Great Place to work

Section manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are a bunch of good people that work at Caterpillar. The benefits are good and there is great room for advancement. Even though my job is stressful I enjoy going to work each day. Most days are rewarding.

Cons

The communication throughout the enterprise is very sub-par.

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