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 (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?

"They have very good benefits and they are friendly" ((in 634 reviews)); "Good work life balance and Moderate Package" ((in 581 reviews)); "Great people to work with on a daily basis and they make really neat products that help build the world." ((in 494 reviews)); "Good Culture and values." ((in 287 reviews)); "Good opportunities to travel to know people and cultures" ((in 160 reviews))

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

"Poor management and not observant" ((in 289 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs based on business" ((in 169 reviews)); "Managers have too much authority to retaliate based on concerns you may have with compensation." ((in 124 reviews)); "It is very $$ driving, upper management does not care about their employee's only stock holders." ((in 101 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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4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(7,319 total reviews)

Joe Creed

67% 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 7,319 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

May 6, 2025

Great place!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great environment and everyone was always willing to help.

Cons

No room for advancement regardless of experience

4.0

May 6, 2025

Great place to work

Team leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

not killed good people good experience good work good flexibility good benifits

Cons

pay not the best on the market union are terrible

4.0

May 5, 2025

Good place to work

Supply analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly Calm work environment Easy place to work

Cons

They downsize quickly and unexpectedly

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