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?

77% 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 626 reviews)); "Good work life balance and work support" ((in 584 reviews)); "Great people to work with on a daily basis and they make really neat products that help build the world." ((in 507 reviews)); "Good Culture and values." ((in 284 reviews)); "Good work environment and friendly" ((in 162 reviews))

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

"Poor management and not observant" ((in 297 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs based on business" ((in 165 reviews)); "Managers have too much authority to retaliate based on concerns you may have with compensation." ((in 125 reviews)); "Absolutely zero foresight from upper management." ((in 99 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.

Caterpillar reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(7,325 total reviews)

Joe Creed

67% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (7,325 reviews)

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Caterpillar has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,325 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

5.0

Jan 28, 2012

Great place to work, laid back, can work hard and get on alot of projects or can just do your job and not do any extra.

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary is great, bonus most years is fantastic.

Cons

Slow to make design changes, testing is slow, everything goes in slow motion.

5.0

Jan 6, 2012

Great experience working along team members to achieve a common goal in marketing and sales.

Technical marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The network within Caterpillar is astounding! If you have any questions about virtually anything, someone is always available to help; all you have to do it ask. There are a lot of opportunities within this company, so make your own destiny!

Cons

Advancement into management within Caterpillar seems to take a little longer than I am comfortable with.

5.0

Nov 30, 2011

Great place for a career.

Senior it supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Global company with high values.

Cons

Current rapid growth requires high velocity. Not a place to sit back and relax.

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Great place to work, laid back, can work hard and get on alot of projects or can just do your job and not do any extra.

Great experience working along team members to achieve a common goal in marketing and sales.

Great place for a career.

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