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 (114) , Senior Engineer (103) , Associate Engineer (100) , Manager (98) , Project Manager (74) , Estagiário (72) , Mechanical Engineer (64) , Warehouse Associate (60) , Engineering Manager (58) , Section Manager (57) , Internship (53)

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

"Good Working Quality and Benefits" ((in 650 reviews)); "Good work life balance and campany share scheme." ((in 578 reviews)); "Great people to work with on a daily basis and they make really neat products that help build the world." ((in 490 reviews)); "Good Culture and values." ((in 275 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 286 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs based on business" ((in 163 reviews)); "Managers have too much authority to retaliate based on concerns you may have with compensation." ((in 119 reviews)); "It is very $$ driving, upper management does not care about their employee's only stock holders." ((in 98 reviews)); "No job security and job always being threatened" ((in 84 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.

What are the top reviewed Caterpillar locations?

Buenos Aires , General Belgrano

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Caterpillar reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(7,314 total reviews)

Joe Creed

68% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

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 7,314 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 16, 2025

Great

Administrative assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good environment to work in

Cons

The pay is very low

Caterpillar Response

9mo

We are happy to hear that you had experienced a good working environment here at Caterpillar. As we look for ways to improve, your feedback is valued.

5.0

Sep 15, 2025

Good

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

All good. Good work culture

Cons

Nothing as of now, it's good

3.0

Sep 15, 2025

Good company to begin with but starting to lose it way by following other corporations

It analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Benefits Training Opportunities Opportunity to work for various sites in different locations

Cons

Progression is based on duration in role and not work completed successfully Starting to feel like a PR company as they do not follow their own ethos but will state they do to satisfy public opinions Little to no work life balance since return to office scheme... defeats the ethos of Trust and Integrity that they love to claim they possess without caring about the impact it could have to their employees and their personal lives Leadership stay in an ivory tower making decisions without knowing the impact... they will deny flexible working applications but will not have a meeting to discuss their reasonings for denying the flexible working Can work for a site and contribute to their KPI for that year but will not allow employee to claim the sites STIP Uniform not provided, will have to buy through CAT merchandise store Outsourcing too much prevents employees from learning new skills due to the many different teams and language barriers

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