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?

"Good Working Quality and Benefits" ((in 645 reviews)); "Good work life balance and campany share scheme." ((in 591 reviews)); "Great people to work with on a daily basis and they make really neat products that help build the world." ((in 496 reviews)); "Good Culture and values." ((in 282 reviews)); "Great to work there and opportunity" ((in 161 reviews))

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

"Poor management and not observant" ((in 293 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs based on business" ((in 160 reviews)); "Managers have too much authority to retaliate based on concerns you may have with compensation." ((in 122 reviews)); "It is very $$ driving, upper management does not care about their employee's only stock holders." ((in 99 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

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

3.0

Dec 20, 2010

It is ok to work at caterpillar. dont have too much expectation

Systems integration engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

work is not very hard. you could have very balanced life.

Cons

It is a traditional company, very conservative. I dont like culture at Caterpillar

2.0

Nov 8, 2010

One of too many

Product support representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exposure to mining industry Long career path

Cons

Career advance takes too long. Too much politics. Slow reaction to importante changes needed.

3.0

Nov 7, 2010

cat engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

pay is very good for engineers

Cons

location, peoria is not a fun place for young professional

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