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 (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 638 reviews)); "Good work life balance and campany share scheme." ((in 583 reviews)); "Great people to work with on a daily basis and they make really neat products that help build the world." ((in 493 reviews)); "Good Culture and values." ((in 289 reviews)); "Good work environment and friendly" ((in 154 reviews))

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

"Poor management and not observant" ((in 295 reviews)); "Massive layoffs when the economy is bad" ((in 163 reviews)); "Managers have too much authority to retaliate based on concerns you may have with compensation." ((in 123 reviews)); "It is very $$ driving, upper management does not care about their employee's only stock holders." ((in 100 reviews)); "No job security and job always being threatened" ((in 77 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

(7,304 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 7,304 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

2.0

Feb 5, 2026

Decent pay, terrible leadership

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Raises, bonuses, and 401k match are alright -Decent colleagues -Some very good managers depending on what division or group you're in -Somewhat casual job responsibilities depending on the role you're in

Cons

-Global 5 day in office policy with no official exceptions -Horrible leadership team who won't stop talking up how great a job they're doing while talking down retention or flexibility concerns -CEO won't stop using Musk as a role model

2.0

Jan 8, 2026

Not what it used to be

Engineering specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are still some good technical people left that are helpful and willing to share their knowledge.

Cons

Shady leadership has decided that instead of a global workforce engaged and collaborating together, they would rather reduce headcount under the shareholder radar by making it a worse place to work (in person) and getting people to leave. Any real flexibility has been removed, set back at least 10-15yrs. Excellent people have been let go (despite signed remote work contracts) or through office closures, leaving more work for checked-out folks still chained to these offices.

1.0

Aug 13, 2025

Ok Pay for easy but antiquated work, but terrible company and management

Lead data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of redundancy so you dont actually do a lot Decent pay for Illinois if you aren't in the Chicago office People actually have heard of the company you work for The equipment they make is needed, so they won't just dissolve into nothing

Cons

Everything is outdated So much bloat, a team of summer interns can do more better than a task force of 100 Full time employees, in multiple areas managers do not know their jobs, technology, or the business HR is terrible and actively tries to push people out (RTO, bonus cutting). Replacing US jobs and workers with foreign

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