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 (141) , Design Engineer (122) , Intern (113) , Manufacturing Engineer (113) , Senior Engineer (103) , Associate Engineer (100) , Manager (97) , 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 630 reviews)); "Good work life balance and Moderate Package" ((in 570 reviews)); "Great people to work with on a daily basis and they make really neat products that help build the world." ((in 487 reviews)); "Good Culture and values." ((in 290 reviews)); "Great opportunities that can fulfill your career if your current assignment allows you to stick around long enough." ((in 159 reviews))

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

"Poor management and not observant" ((in 291 reviews)); "Massive layoffs when the economy is bad" ((in 158 reviews)); "Managers have too much authority to retaliate based on concerns you may have with compensation." ((in 126 reviews)); "Absolutely zero foresight from upper management." ((in 101 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.

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4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(7,299 total reviews)

Joe Creed

69% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Senior management

Caterpillar has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,299 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

Jan 4, 2009

Great Company.

Commercial manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Travel and career opportunities abound.

Cons

Unusual promotion practices leave good people behind.

4.0

Dec 31, 2008

Caterpillar has great people, need more flexible management

Developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I really like the people that I work with. They are very professional and are willing to go the extra mile to help out. Caterpillar is on the bleeding edge in some industries and sometimes that allows you to try brand new things. The benefits package is great. Let's face it not many companies still offer some kind of Pension plan. The tuition assistance is great. The jobs are challenging and there is great opporunity for career advancement ... to a point. The people at Cat make it a fun and great place to work. Management on the other hand seems to try to remove that as much as possible.

Cons

It's still a good old boys club. If you don't meet their specific background and personality, you will not be highly rated. The company stresses that it is no longer cyclical in nature, but every company will have it's cycles and Caterpillar is not immune to economic downturn. Management can be tough minded at times and demand things that make absolutely no sense even when the experts disagree with them. The management can be considered very militaristic in its style and should give some authority back to it's employees. The company is also full of red tape. This makes it difficult to do your job as often times you have to go through as much red tape as it would take to get the task done.

4.0

Dec 29, 2008

it's a good company, but not great

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

stable company where layoffs are unlikely, atleast when i was working there good work/life balance

Cons

few opportunities for advancement, slow communication as common with most large companies

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