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 (114) , Manufacturing Engineer (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 635 reviews)); "Good work life balance and work support" ((in 582 reviews)); "Great people to work with on a daily basis and they make really neat products that help build the world." ((in 503 reviews)); "Good Culture and values." ((in 282 reviews)); "Great opportunities that can fulfill your career if your current assignment allows you to stick around long enough." ((in 160 reviews))

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

"Poor management and not observant" ((in 292 reviews)); "Massive layoffs when economic times are bad" ((in 161 reviews)); "Managers have too much authority to retaliate based on concerns you may have with compensation." ((in 127 reviews)); "Absolutely zero foresight from upper management." ((in 99 reviews)); "No job security and job always being threatened" ((in 76 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.

What are the top reviewed Caterpillar locations?

Buenos Aires , General Belgrano

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Caterpillar reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(7,314 total reviews)

Joe Creed

68% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

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 7,314 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).

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Reviews by job title

7K reviews

4.0

Aug 26, 2025

great manufacturing company to work

Senior engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

job security, across function opportunity, friendly company environment

Cons

central controlled organization and displinary process

1.0

Aug 23, 2025

poor management

Finance

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

can get involved in tasks and projects if managers encourage it wages can be good but not much more

Cons

promotion only to people who came in as interns. management not fair as current managers work on favourites being promoted rather than people who actually deserve it lack of friendly management which is poor as most of them only speak to interns

4.0

Aug 23, 2025

Ok

Supply chain analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Its ok and looks good to join

Cons

Nothing much to complain about

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