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 (114) , Manufacturing Engineer (113) , Senior Engineer (103) , Associate Engineer (100) , Manager (98) , 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 642 reviews)); "Good work life balance and work support" ((in 574 reviews)); "Great people to work with on a daily basis and they make really neat products that help build the world." ((in 502 reviews)); "Good Culture and values." ((in 276 reviews)); "Great to work there and opportunity" ((in 158 reviews))

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

"Poor management and not observant" ((in 290 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs based on business" ((in 161 reviews)); "Managers have too much authority to retaliate based on concerns you may have with compensation." ((in 122 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 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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4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(7,310 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 7,310 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

Nov 21, 2025

Great workplace

Import coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great workplace, they trusted you. Gave me alot of responsibilities

Cons

I can't think of anything

1.0

Nov 21, 2025

Once a great place to work, but IR leadership made it miserable

Investor relations manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Caterpillar still offers decent pay and benefits for the industry, good 401(k) match, and some teams still have a good work-life-balance. The work itself can still be interesting as the company is a leader in the Industrials space.

Cons

The IR department has become heavily toxic. Leadership of the team do not have prior experience in IR or high finance. They constantly micromanage you, dissuade you from taking earned PTO, try to find ways to belittle you publicly, and schedule daily status meetings to slow any real work down. Career opportunities and upward mobility are non-existent below the Sr. Director level. Other teams at CAT have lost respect for the IR team and find IR difficult to work with.

5.0

Nov 21, 2025

Indirect Purchasing

Category buyer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Management is fantastic from the bottom up.

Cons

Data and processes are inaccurate and not user friendly

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