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 640 reviews)); "Good work life balance and campany share scheme." ((in 582 reviews)); "Great people to work with on a daily basis and they make really neat products that help build the world." ((in 492 reviews)); "Good Culture and values." ((in 277 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 295 reviews)); "Massive layoffs when economic times are bad" ((in 167 reviews)); "Managers have too much authority to retaliate based on concerns you may have with compensation." ((in 125 reviews)); "Absolutely zero foresight from upper management." ((in 93 reviews)); "No job security and job always being threatened" ((in 82 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

77% would recommend to a friend

(7,320 total reviews)

Joe Creed

67% 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 7,320 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

3.0

Aug 29, 2011

Great learning experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

5% pay increase for "doing your job" opportunity to work for a global company

Cons

vacation does not roll over into next year. Even as an employee who received reviews much higher than average, I still struggled to get promoted.

4.0

Aug 24, 2011

great

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great company great pay great people

Cons

lower management needs some work.

2.0

Aug 23, 2011

No advancement possibility

Staff accountant i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good opportunities world wide and big company

Cons

No advancement opportunity locally feel disappointed

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