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?

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 (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 622 reviews)); "Good work life balance and campany share scheme." ((in 581 reviews)); "Great people to work with on a daily basis and they make really neat products that help build the world." ((in 504 reviews)); "Great culture Very motivating Leadership" ((in 283 reviews)); "Great opportunities for different product and learning" ((in 161 reviews))

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

"Poor management and not observant" ((in 288 reviews)); "Many layoffs and they take your pay away whenever they want" ((in 159 reviews)); "Managers have too much authority to retaliate based on concerns you may have with compensation." ((in 127 reviews)); "It is very $$ driving, upper management does not care about their employee's only stock holders." ((in 97 reviews)); "No job security and job always being threatened" ((in 80 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

77% would recommend to a friend

(7,314 total reviews)

Joe Creed

67% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

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 7,314 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

Jul 22, 2025

Buyer job role

Category buyer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-CAT machines are great, good opportunities to see prime product assembly if you live in Illinois -well paid with good bonus opportunities -you learn a lot about supply chain, various suppliers manufacturing operations, and supporting CAT mfg locations

Cons

-there are too many managers -engineering is overworked and understaffed -job roles have no consistency with salary grades amongst various groups -5 days back in office seems like an attempt to get people to quit to avoid layoffs

5.0

Jul 21, 2025

Good company

Internal recruiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, good benefits, good team work

Cons

5 day in office required at all level and all sites

5.0

Jul 21, 2025

Great company

Product owner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stable job, great team, challenging projects

Cons

I really enjoyed working for Caterpillars

Caterpillar Response

11mo

Thank you for sharing your experience and we are glad to hear that you had enjoyed working with us. We wish you good luck for all your future endeavors.

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