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?

78% 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, 3.9 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) , Intern (114) , Manufacturing Engineer (113) , Senior Engineer (103) , Associate Engineer (100) , Manager (98) , Project Manager (74) , Estagiário (72) , Mechanical Engineer (64) , Warehouse Associate (60) , Engineering Manager (57) , Section Manager (57) , Internship (53)

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

"Good Working Quality and Benefits" ((in 660 reviews)); "Good work life balance and work support" ((in 570 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 289 reviews)); "Great to work there and opportunity" ((in 159 reviews))

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

"Poor management and not observant" ((in 284 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs based on business" ((in 161 reviews)); "there are too many managers" ((in 124 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 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

78% would recommend to a friend

(7,310 total reviews)

Joe Creed

68% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

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 7,310 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

1.0

Jan 19, 2010

Terrible

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to work but the people and politics really detract from the job at hand. I am amazed that the company stays profitable. Wait it layed of 22,000 people in 1 month... What a company!

Cons

Terrible upper management with no communication to employees. Some people really on word of mouth to get news concerning their job position. It shouldnt be that way!

4.0

Jan 14, 2010

Caterpillar -- decent place

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work/life balance in most divisions. Best jobs in Peoria area

Cons

Cyclical business hurts employees in down years Pretty conservative company. Slow to get into new markets or take advantage of opportunity. Workforce age distribution is very bi-modal -- lots of folks 50+ and lots <35. Not much in the middle.

4.0

Jan 12, 2010

Problems like most other places, but still a great company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-ease of commute -down to earth, collegial atmosphere -good work life balance -average to above average benefits -allowed to do my job with freedom and empowerment -opinions are valued

Cons

-Peoria Illinois sucks -Does anyone anywhere think they're paid enough? -Down economy has limited opportunities for international assignments

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