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 (63) , 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 625 reviews)); "Good work life balance and Moderate Package" ((in 573 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 281 reviews)); "Great opportunities that can fulfill your career if your current assignment allows you to stick around long enough." ((in 163 reviews))

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

"Poor management and not observant" ((in 285 reviews)); "Massive layoffs when economic times are bad" ((in 166 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 103 reviews)); "No job security and job always being threatened" ((in 82 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

(7,298 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 7,298 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

5.0

Sep 19, 2008

Great company with good values, good pay, and lots of opportunities

Black belt

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of opportunities to work in various work groups. Overseas opportunities and several work locations throughout the US as well. The pay is great, 95th percentile for most jobs.

Cons

Diversity quotas sometimes hurt internal applicants who don't meet those criteria. Diversity is a great thing, but a lot of companies, including Cat, have swung the pendulum far left. It's a difficult balance.

4.0

Sep 15, 2008

Join Team CAT

Manufacturing trainee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lot's of opportunity for career progression within the company. Even with the poor economy CAT is still having record quarters. You can go all over the world with CAT. If you want to try diffent jobs there is always opportunity to change your career path if you want to.

Cons

Some of the locations aren't the most glamorous. Most of the facilities are in Illinois.

5.0

Jun 11, 2008

Overall nice place to work with plenty of opportunities.

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Globally growing company with plenty of opportunities, reasonable compensation & benefits package

Cons

some of usual big corporation issues

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