Is Caterpillar a good company to work for?

Caterpillar has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 10,056 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 77% 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?

77% 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 616 reviews)); "Good work life balance and campany share scheme." ((in 582 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)); "Great opportunities that can fulfill your career if your current assignment allows you to stick around long enough." ((in 158 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 162 reviews)); "Managers have too much authority to retaliate based on concerns you may have with compensation." ((in 126 reviews)); "Absolutely zero foresight from upper management." ((in 103 reviews)); "No job security and job always being threatened" ((in 80 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

77% would recommend to a friend

(7,322 total reviews)

Joe Creed

67% 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 7,322 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

Dec 8, 2015

When did caring for your employees stop?

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Advancement opportunities. Networking. Projects are endless.

Cons

Cut people based on a randomized algerythum without hesitation during economic downturn, making it hard to plan for your future. You are compared to your peers during yearly reviews making it a competing environment rather than a team environment.

3.0

Oct 26, 2015

5,000 to 6,000 positions will be eliminated in the US by the end of 2016

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good compensation, very good benefits. Very good people to work with.

Cons

Limited vision, so-so support for career planning from management (they encourage career planning, but then don't give you the development and learning opportunities that you want to prepare for the next step).

4.0

Oct 23, 2015

Caterpillar Stable, Enduring, but Cyclical

Research analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very stable, steady company, with an inexorable will to compete. Their stated goal is to be #1 or #2 in every market in which they compete, worldwide. They have a deep and wide knowledge base in engineering, manufacturing, and IT. They are currently implementing autonomous vehicles and a worldwide vehicular network. They give generous incentive bonuses, from 7% to 20% or more of your annual salary. They have a strong, published corporate values which require every employee to be more ethical than the law requires, avoiding even the appearance of impropriety. They enforce these values and annually encourage employees to report anyone who violates them. Employees are reprimanded and fired every year for violations. Annual turnover is very low, less than 5%.

Cons

The management decision process moves slowly, through 7 layers of management. The hiring process takes 1-3 months. It took 2 months for me in 1988 and 3 months for my daughter who was just hired as an electrical engineer in 2015. Their business is cyclical and during downturns, like the current one, both management and hourly workers can be laid off.

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