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 1% 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, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Caterpillar?

Engineer (296) , Software Engineer (143) , Design Engineer (122) , Manufacturing Engineer (115) , Intern (114) , Senior Engineer (103) , Associate Engineer (100) , Manager (98) , Project Manager (74) , Estagiário (72) , Mechanical Engineer (64) , Warehouse Associate (60) , Engineering Manager (58) , Section Manager (57) , Internship (53)

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

"Good Working Quality and Benefits" ((in 627 reviews)); "Good work life balance and campany share scheme." ((in 574 reviews)); "Great people to work with on a daily basis and they make really neat products that help build the world." ((in 510 reviews)); "Good Culture and values." ((in 289 reviews)); "Good work culture and learning curve is good" ((in 164 reviews))

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

"Poor management and not observant" ((in 299 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs based on business" ((in 167 reviews)); "Managers have too much authority to retaliate based on concerns you may have with compensation." ((in 119 reviews)); "Absolutely zero foresight from upper management." ((in 98 reviews)); "No job security and job always being threatened" ((in 83 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.

Caterpillar reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(7,327 total reviews)

Joe Creed

68% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

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Caterpillar has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,327 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 Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

7K reviews

4.0

Feb 4, 2009

good place to work

Advanced purchasing analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good company, lots of opportunity

Cons

big company, lots of red tape

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.

4.0

Jan 24, 2009

The truth...

Senior manufacturing specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's a global community and offers opportunity for placement and advancement world wide. They offer good compensation and typically a pleasent work environment.

Cons

Some people are promoted due to their lack of ability and said promotions are used to rid people from that particular work group. People are also often hired because they have a degree, not because they have the ability.

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