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?

"Good Working Quality and Benefits" ((in 628 reviews)); "Good work life balance and work support" ((in 574 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 279 reviews)); "Good work environment and friendly" ((in 162 reviews))

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

"Poor management and not observant" ((in 294 reviews)); "Many layoffs and they take your pay away whenever they want" ((in 156 reviews)); "Managers have too much authority to retaliate based on concerns you may have with compensation." ((in 127 reviews)); "It is very $$ driving, upper management does not care about their employee's only stock holders." ((in 100 reviews)); "No job security and job always being threatened" ((in 79 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

4.0

Jun 4, 2011

Caterpillar has provided engaging work and good career advancement opportunities.

Engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cat provides high tech projects that are engaging for engineers of all types. Overall the Culture of Caterpillar is one of teamwork and respect.

Cons

The biggest downside of Caterpillar is location. Although Caterpillar is a well managed company, there are some typical large company politics to deal with.

4.0

May 31, 2011

Great pay and benefits, but some great managers but most are mediocre

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay and stability and moving in the right direction with new CEO

Cons

not a real meritocracy, very little diversity, very little emphasis on management training

5.0

May 26, 2011

Good

Process control engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is a very good company to work with. I have worked more than 6 yrs.

Cons

at India things can improve

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