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 633 reviews)); "Good work life balance and Moderate Package" ((in 572 reviews)); "Great people to work with on a daily basis and they make really neat products that help build the world." ((in 485 reviews)); "Good Culture and values." ((in 279 reviews)); "Great opportunities that can fulfill your career if your current assignment allows you to stick around long enough." ((in 162 reviews))

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

"Poor management and not observant" ((in 298 reviews)); "Massive layoffs when the economy is bad" ((in 156 reviews)); "Managers have too much authority to retaliate based on concerns you may have with compensation." ((in 121 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 85 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

(7,301 total reviews)

Joe Creed

68% 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

3.4

Senior management

Caterpillar has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,301 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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7K reviews

1.0

Nov 21, 2013

Design Engineer

Design engineer

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

Training, great co-workers, flex hours.

Cons

locations, overload of work, getting stuck in one job and cannot move into another group without quiting, getting stuck working for a bosshole, cat in the last decade has slipped to be a place that does not care about its employees at all, will layoff at the drop of a dime anyone no matter how long you've worked there. better off with CNH or Deere, contract designer make more than direct employees., only get paid once a month, have to consider annual bonus as part of salary otherwise does not pay enough, starts everybody out as entry level no matter your experience. don't get a company laptop because you will be expected to work from home and on vacation.

1.0

Sep 9, 2013

No growth for immigrants

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

can be lazy...delegate work to others even at engineer level and take credit

Cons

middle management is pathetic and incompetent. Immigration team is extremely racist, arrogant and incompetent. Not an immigrant friendly company. No growth for immigrants for 10-12 years under the name of GC. the immigration team cannot pass job markets so no GC either. Middle management taking advantage of this situation.CEO is only concerned about his pay package and shareholders. No concern for employees.

3.0

Mar 20, 2012

Pay is great, but don't think for a second that you're not expendable.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Peoria is a great place to raise a family. The cost of living is low, and you can make a good living on a Caterpillar salary.

Cons

Cat managers are chosen, trained, groomed, and highly incented to be shrewd business leaders. They will do whatever it takes to make Cat successful in any business climate. Where other American manufacturers have fallen in decline, Cat is a global powerhouse. But don't think for a second that you are anything more than a piece of meat. If it's you or Cat's survival, you will be gone so fast your head will spin. The culture is generally Midwestern hospitable, but duck for cover in a recession! Work life balance goes out the window!

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