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 (64) , 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 613 reviews)); "Good work life balance and work support" ((in 573 reviews)); "Great people to work with on a daily basis and they make really neat products that help build the world." ((in 498 reviews)); "Good Culture and values." ((in 276 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)); "Frequent layoffs based on business" ((in 168 reviews)); "Managers have too much authority to retaliate based on concerns you may have with compensation." ((in 124 reviews)); "Absolutely zero foresight from upper management." ((in 101 reviews)); "No job security and job always being threatened" ((in 81 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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4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(7,299 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 7,299 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

1.0

Dec 17, 2019

Data clueless

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Absolutely nothing, Caterpillar is essentially level 0 in terms of data analytics preparedness.

Cons

It's a joke to think Caterpillar even has a data analytics department. The Accenture experiment with Morgan was a bust. Uptake was a bust. Caterpillar can't buy a data analytic win (and if they could they would!). Any data scientists still in the enterprise should find jobs outside that will pay roughly 20-30% more while keeping comparable benefits.

2.0

Jul 10, 2017

Stuck Doing the Old Ways, Yet Advertize They are Innovating and Digital

Product development

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay for the area.

Cons

Career Planning? Why bother! Give, push, and fight for the customer or to do things right - nope? High performers were let go fall 2016 with only explanation of "Sorry, we have no place for you in the company" during a hostile takeover of the product development division. 8 months later they disband the new merged division. Now voluntary attrition of those left seeing what happened around them has been increasing.

1.0

Apr 13, 2017

Don't work for Liars

Business & systems manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cat has a good global brand and is broadly recognizable. There are many good, honest people here trying to do their best, and sadly for many people working here this is the best they can do in their area.

Cons

The day after I joined my compensation was reduced by 25%. Total bait and switch. I won't be here very long, and my advice to anyone thinking of working here is seek another employer asap. You should be able to trust the people you work for, and Caterpillar as an organization is not trustworthy.

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