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?

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?

"Good Working Quality and Benefits" ((in 620 reviews)); "Good work life balance and Moderate Package" ((in 571 reviews)); "Great people to work with on a daily basis and they make really neat products that help build the world." ((in 512 reviews)); "Good Culture and values." ((in 285 reviews)); "Good work environment and friendly" ((in 159 reviews))

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

"Poor management and not observant" ((in 290 reviews)); "Many layoffs and they take your pay away whenever they want" ((in 166 reviews)); "there are too many managers" ((in 119 reviews)); "It is very $$ driving, upper management does not care about their employee's only stock holders." ((in 102 reviews)); "No job security and job always being threatened" ((in 87 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

Caterpillar reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(7,322 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 7,322 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

Jan 15, 2012

Great company, good experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great, growing company with lots of opportunity for professional growth. Gave interns meaningful work and the people were great to work with.

Cons

Interns at most companies seem to have better luck in getting hired from within. Not necessarily true here.

2.0

Jan 12, 2012

waste of time

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is a big company to work with, it has various product lines, and manufacturing facilities all over the world.

Cons

There are so many meaningless meetings.

5.0

Jan 6, 2012

Great experience working along team members to achieve a common goal in marketing and sales.

Technical marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The network within Caterpillar is astounding! If you have any questions about virtually anything, someone is always available to help; all you have to do it ask. There are a lot of opportunities within this company, so make your own destiny!

Cons

Advancement into management within Caterpillar seems to take a little longer than I am comfortable with.

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