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 1% 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, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Caterpillar?

Engineer (296) , Software Engineer (143) , Design Engineer (122) , Manufacturing Engineer (115) , Intern (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 637 reviews)); "Good work life balance and work support" ((in 570 reviews)); "Great people to work with on a daily basis and they make really neat products that help build the world." ((in 495 reviews)); "Good Culture and values." ((in 283 reviews)); "Good work culture and learning curve is good" ((in 157 reviews))

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

"Poor management and not observant" ((in 295 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 121 reviews)); "Absolutely zero foresight from upper management." ((in 102 reviews)); "No job security and job always being threatened" ((in 86 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?

Mannheim , Dortmund , Lünen , Kiel , Wackersdorf , Berlin , Hamburg , München

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Caterpillar reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(7,328 total reviews)

Joe Creed

68% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

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 7,328 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 Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

7K reviews

1.0

Sep 18, 2013

TYPICAL CORPORATE GREED, previously Bucyrus a lot better company

Welder

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

it's close to home,relaxed atmosphere,but that's changing since Cat took over for another company

Cons

ceo makes 20million a yr and all they do is take from employees. portray their selves as a family,our core value, team all lies. Push older emloyees out. Disagree ask a question THEY'LL GET RID OF YOU. Big on political correctness,but it's a scam for show.Even skilled craftsmen are told their just workers not worth a good wage.

1.0

Aug 6, 2013

CEO Doug & Top Management are Useless

Team lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fortune 50 Company at least for name sake

Cons

Incapable Top Management - getting sued all over. Rolling lay-off has become the normal way of operation No job security Top management has no concern for employees - not kidding, we pick our own trash - they think they are saving money by reducing 2 hours of janitor pay by making us do that.

1.0

Jun 5, 2012

Ethics and Values in Action

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stable company in a growth market

Cons

Tons of values in action are preached but i never saw anything being followed deligently. A very bad company especially for employees.

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