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 (142) , 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 626 reviews)); "Good work life balance and campany share scheme." ((in 576 reviews)); "Great people to work with on a daily basis and they make really neat products that help build the world." ((in 501 reviews)); "Good Culture and values." ((in 281 reviews)); "Great opportunities for different product and learning" ((in 165 reviews))

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

"Poor management and not observant" ((in 288 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs based on business" ((in 170 reviews)); "there are too many managers" ((in 126 reviews)); "Absolutely zero foresight from upper management." ((in 100 reviews)); "No job security and job always being threatened" ((in 78 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

(7,318 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 7,318 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 11, 2011

Sales

Sales manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent global brand with tremendous reputation that we back up with our values in action each and every day. Goos job security.

Cons

Too reliant on expensive and increasingly uncompetitive Dealer channel to reach our valued customers. Compensation package is becoming increasingly uncompetitive.

4.0

Jan 8, 2011

Good work environment but tough to get hired direct if you are contract

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Work environment, ability to move within company, always learning new technologies that are the forefront of the construction industry

Cons

If you are a contract, it is not as stable as they make it sound. Working in Peoria is not always fun and not a very diversified product group

4.0

Dec 31, 2010

A good place to work, but not many fun if you live in Peoria area

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company with strong performance. Leadership is excellent. Employee benefits are good. Salary increase is fair. Rewards for performances are great.

Cons

Promotion is limited in some businesse units. Jobs can be stressful sometimes. Peoria area is not very good place to raise faimily.

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Sales

Good work environment but tough to get hired direct if you are contract

A good place to work, but not many fun if you live in Peoria area

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