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.

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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

3.0

Jan 8, 2010

Caterpillar

Marketing representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

International compagny that provides opportunity to young graduates. Correct package reward. Great opportunity to go Global. I good company to start in.

Cons

Midle management is not strong enough to carry top management vision. Tendency to forget values in economic crises. Poor career management of mid-career hires. Not a good company to start if you have already experience.

5.0

Jan 6, 2010

Challenging opportunities. Great people. Approachable senior management. Motivation to grow.

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Approachable senior management. Challenging projects. Decent compensation. Feeling of job security. Management thinks about employees as well as share holders before making measure decisions.

Cons

Caterpillar is huge enterprise therefore there is some sort of indiscipline seen in processes. Takes time to move up in management ladder. Sometime senior management tends to neglect employee personal growth.

4.0

Jan 3, 2010

Slowing down the IT Management progression

It supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Large company structured into business units that are able to work with some autonomy. Outstanding analysts in the Logistics division. CAT did

Cons

IT in the corporate group has a very old mentality - working in silos and suffering from too much red tape. The promotion progression within IT has slowed down considerably.

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