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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Caterpillar reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(7,299 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 7,299 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

5.0

Jun 11, 2008

Overall nice place to work with plenty of opportunities.

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Globally growing company with plenty of opportunities, reasonable compensation & benefits package

Cons

some of usual big corporation issues

4.0

Jun 11, 2008

Caterpillar is a great place to work!

Embedded software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Proud of the products we create, it's very fulfilling to work at a company respected worldwide.

Cons

Crappy location. Peoria, IL is not the best place to live, lots of crime and small town mentality. Cat uses this to pay lower than average salaries due to no competition in the area.

4.0

Mar 3, 2009