Is Caterpillar a good company to work for?

Caterpillar has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 10,066 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 78% of employees would recommend working at Caterpillar to a friend and 74% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Caterpillar have been left by employees working as Summer Intern , Controls Engineer and Corporate Intern .

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?

"They have very good benefits and they are friendly" ((in 637 reviews)); "Good work life balance and campany share scheme." ((in 585 reviews)); "Great people to work with on a daily basis and they make really neat products that help build the world." ((in 500 reviews)); "Good Culture and values." ((in 300 reviews)); "Great opportunities that can fulfill your career if your current assignment allows you to stick around long enough." ((in 167 reviews))

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

"Poor management and not observant" ((in 289 reviews)); "Many layoffs and they take your pay away whenever they want" ((in 165 reviews)); "Managers have too much authority to retaliate based on concerns you may have with compensation." ((in 125 reviews)); "It is very $$ driving, upper management does not care about their employee's only stock holders." ((in 103 reviews)); "No job security and job always being threatened" ((in 76 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?

Peoria , Mossville , Chicago , Decatur , Aurora , East Peoria , Lafayette , Morton , Seguin , Athens , Joliet , Sanford , Champaign , South Milwaukee , Griffin , Houston , Clayton , Tucson , Victoria , North Little Rock , Clayton , Pontiac , Dallas , Corinth , Nashville , Waco , Mapleton , Brooklyn Park , San Antonio , Atlanta

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4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(7,328 total reviews)

Joe Creed

68% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

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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 Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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7K reviews

3.0

Jan 13, 2014

Caterpillar Technical Center. Mossville, IL

Design engineer

Recommend

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Pros

Good pay and benefits. There are many good engineers to work with. There are opportunities to work world wide. Training program for new engineers.

Cons

Complete lack of integrity. Too much red tape to get things done. Stockholders come first every time. Complete lack of technical career path for engineers. Cyclical product market causes a feast or famine budget environment.

1.0

Dec 10, 2013

Scam Company

Machinist

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Teaches you some skills, was once a American Dream Job...

Cons

Not Union Friendly, Lay offs.. Lay offs... Lay offs..., 6 year pay freeze, raising medical expenses... CEO gives him self a 16 million dollar bonus while asking the employees for a pay freeze. If you get hurt they will do their best to prove it was your fault and fire you.

4.0

Nov 30, 2013

Brand Name, HUGE company !!!

Engineer - test/validation

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Pros

- Brand Name (Fortune 500) - Peoria is the hub (can find a nice job within the company as you wish and move every 3 - 5 yr) - Work/Life Balance is good - Mid-Level Managers are pretty awesome and knowledgeable. - You can learn a lot. - Most Engineers are technically strong - You can learn a lot. - Big Time on Safety - THIS IS A MUST for all company - We need to be ALIVE to enjoy life. - Big Time on Diversity - Trying hard to be Greener/Sustainability - caring for environment. - Gives back to community - Peoria is what it is just because of Caterpillar. - Great Benefits - Base Salary (comparable to competitors) - Short-term Incentive plan(annual bonus) - (% of your base salary based on Company goals) - approx 10% of base - 401k (100% match for 6% of your baseand 6% of bonus) - Pension plan (approx 3% of your base added to 401k account annually) - Great Health Insurance - Great Life Insurance - If Permanent Residency process doesn't get approved or if Immigration department (within CAT) screwed your process by delaying, they have a round about option to send you outside the country for 365 days and get you back in different visa. - Essentially, they don't leave you stranded.

Cons

- Being the largest company in its field, fortune 500, the company offices and facilities SUCK big time. Management - Please visit other company office premises and check out yourself and make some improvements. - Immigration department/Legal is a JOKE. If you need Visa sponsorship or Permanent Residency sponsorship, better look else where. - No company sponsored events/socials. - There are chances that you might get stuck in a job for few yrs before you could move within company. - Depends on your BOSS. - Upper Management want to please share holders, so they want to maintain dividends, but the mining business is not doing great, so you have to reduce cost to increase profit, so just lay-off people and drain knowledge. - Long run ???

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