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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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

1.0

Feb 20, 2024

Take, take, take

Aftermarket services representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None I can think of.

Cons

No support from management, top level leadership only cares about the shareholders, not the customers and forces you into the middle of it. The expect you to travel constantly, they expect you to be a slave to the company. They will gladly screw you over when it comes to pay. I was asking for a raise for 3 years, and when I finally escalated it to the department head I was belittled for it. I was training new hires with no experience after they were hired on and making $30k a year more than me.

1.0

Aug 2, 2023

Narcistic leaders in Cat Digital

Digital transformation executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company Growing company Great company Great company Great company

Cons

Horrible people in Cat Digital including the leaders

3.0

Mar 23, 2022

Typical MNC

Traffic clerk

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits with reasonable pay if you're an executive

Cons

Very low career progression and opportunities to grow

Caterpillar Response

Providing meaningful opportunities to learn and grow in your career is an important part of the Caterpillar experience. Skills and experience mixed with passion are what make Team Caterpillar successful. Thanks for your contributions.

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