Is Caterpillar a good company to work for?

Caterpillar has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 10,068 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) , Intern (115) , Manufacturing Engineer (115) , 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 638 reviews)); "Good work life balance and Moderate Package" ((in 582 reviews)); "Great people to work with on a daily basis and they make really neat products that help build the world." ((in 498 reviews)); "Good Culture and values." ((in 287 reviews)); "Good work environment and friendly" ((in 161 reviews))

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

"Poor management and not observant" ((in 282 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs based on business" ((in 165 reviews)); "Managers have too much authority to retaliate based on concerns you may have with compensation." ((in 118 reviews)); "It is very $$ driving, upper management does not care about their employee's only stock holders." ((in 104 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?

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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Caterpillar reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(7,330 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 7,330 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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Reviews by job title

7K reviews

3.0

May 11, 2011

A solid place to work to earn a paycheck, but not a place to stay for extended periods of time

Senior manufacturing and systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Respectable pay, around the industry average Decent benefits, but have declined in recent years Many opportunities to work on various projects depending on the job

Cons

Many mediocre mid-level managers who should not be in those positions Many managers not 'people persons' or people oriented Higher level degrees not valued by the company Not having a degree at all is not valued by the company

2.0

May 1, 2011

Good pay but bad culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay and benefits (health insurance, vacation time, etc) very good. *Potential* opportunities to move around in the US and internationally.

Cons

Politics and definitely a good ol' boys club. Favoritism for those who tell the leadership what they want to hear instead those who speak the truth. Some individuals were promoted 4 "Salary Grades" in less than 3 years without college degree, yet others without college degrees at entry-level salaried positions are told they can not advance. Company claims to have values of Integrity, Excellence, Teamwork, and Commitment. Integrity is not the highest, and there is a complete and utter lack of teamwork between functional silos especially between operations and engineering but even within the operations side of the business. A large percentage of Peoria residents work at Caterpillar, and I know hundreds of them. Unfortunately, I can't think of one person I have met that likes working there.

1.0

Apr 24, 2010

Experience at Caterpillar, Inc.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very Stable Job, very slow pace.

Cons

Discourage new ideas, too strong union culture. Extremely difficult for outsiders to join at mid-level or even senior management level. You have to start when you are fresh graduated.

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