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 (141) , Design Engineer (122) , Intern (113) , Manufacturing Engineer (113) , Senior Engineer (103) , Associate Engineer (100) , Manager (97) , Project Manager (74) , Estagiário (72) , Mechanical Engineer (63) , Warehouse Associate (60) , Engineering Manager (57) , Section Manager (57) , Internship (53)

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

"Good Working Quality and Benefits" ((in 630 reviews)); "Good work life balance and Moderate Package" ((in 570 reviews)); "Great people to work with on a daily basis and they make really neat products that help build the world." ((in 487 reviews)); "Good Culture and values." ((in 290 reviews)); "Great opportunities that can fulfill your career if your current assignment allows you to stick around long enough." ((in 159 reviews))

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

"Poor management and not observant" ((in 291 reviews)); "Massive layoffs when the economy is bad" ((in 158 reviews)); "Managers have too much authority to retaliate based on concerns you may have with compensation." ((in 126 reviews)); "Absolutely zero foresight from upper management." ((in 101 reviews)); "No job security and job always being threatened" ((in 78 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.

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Caterpillar reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(7,298 total reviews)

Joe Creed

69% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Senior management

Caterpillar has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,298 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

5.0

Feb 1, 2017

Solid Company

Senior project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong values, diverse, committed to performance, many opportunities, most middle to senior managers "get it." Tough decisions made in a tough market.

Cons

Sometimes 99 to 1 ends up as a tie, hard to work around those that "don't get it," Veto power is too prevalent. Difficult on boarding process for mid-career hires.

3.0

Dec 6, 2016

HR Senior Manager

Human resources manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great People, great product, great dealer and customer focus, positioned well for future growth, interesting travel opportunities, high skill level in most people.

Cons

Company dropped from $68B to $38B in last three years. Continue market recovery issues and major decision mistakes have hurt company. 30,000 people removed over last few years. If coal, oil and China recover, company will do well. Terrible feel to work environment with so many people removed. Loss of highly skilled managers may not bode well for long term. Company in slow, but continual, move toward overseas that will only spell more issues for US based employees.

4.0

May 28, 2016

Good Company & People. Bad Location.

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good team of people to work with. Decent salary and compensation. Challenging work assignments. Good focus on employee engagement and work life balance. Rewarded for hard work. Opportunities for growth for high performing individuals.

Cons

Very cyclic business with constant layoffs. Work culture does not foster innovation. Requires a lot of wasted efforts to get one's innovative idea to be accepted. Dated and old workplace, facilities and buildings. Terrible location (Illinois). Unreasonably high responsibilities for design engineers.

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