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 1% 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, 3.8 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?

"Good Working Quality and Benefits" ((in 627 reviews)); "Good work life balance and campany share scheme." ((in 574 reviews)); "Great people to work with on a daily basis and they make really neat products that help build the world." ((in 510 reviews)); "Good Culture and values." ((in 289 reviews)); "Good work culture and learning curve is good" ((in 164 reviews))

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

"Poor management and not observant" ((in 299 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs based on business" ((in 167 reviews)); "Managers have too much authority to retaliate based on concerns you may have with compensation." ((in 119 reviews)); "Absolutely zero foresight from upper management." ((in 98 reviews)); "No job security and job always being threatened" ((in 83 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

(7,326 total reviews)

Joe Creed

68% 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 7,326 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

Nov 6, 2012

Great place to work - Values Based

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong Performance, Good leadership, culture & values based, competitve salaries and benefits, good career opportunities, Technically strong, investing in their employees

Cons

conservative, arrogant, IT structure limiting,

4.0

Nov 3, 2012

Great Long term company

Supply chain

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

financial stability; logevity of employment

Cons

cultural transparency, facility locations, diversity

4.0

Nov 3, 2012

Supervisor

Engineering supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great strategy and values, great career opportunities.

Cons

Nothing come to mind. It's a pretty good company to work for.

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