Is Caterpillar a good company to work for?

Caterpillar has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 10,037 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 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 (113) , Senior Engineer (103) , Associate Engineer (100) , Manager (98) , Project Manager (74) , Estagiário (72) , Mechanical Engineer (64) , Warehouse Associate (60) , Engineering Manager (57) , Section Manager (57) , Internship (53)

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

"Good Working Quality and Benefits" ((in 629 reviews)); "Good work life balance and work support" ((in 561 reviews)); "Great people to work with on a daily basis and they make really neat products that help build the world." ((in 504 reviews)); "Good Culture and values." ((in 277 reviews)); "Good work culture and learning curve is good" ((in 163 reviews))

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

"Poor management and not observant" ((in 295 reviews)); "Massive layoffs when economic times are bad" ((in 166 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 101 reviews)); "No job security and job always being threatened" ((in 83 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 Caterpillar locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Charlotte , Fargo , Raleigh , Houston , Fort Worth , San Diego , Indianapolis , Cary , Dallas , Chicago

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Caterpillar reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(7,310 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 7,310 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

2.0

Mar 15, 2011

It started off as nice place to work.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It still has a decent benefits package. The company is doing well financially. The future outlook of the company is good.

Cons

The company isn’t as employee friendly as it used to be. Although the benefits package is decent, it is not what it once was. Every year there is a take away from it. The other major con is the location. The majority of the job opportunities are in Peoria, IL. There aren’t many other things around there, and Illinois is becoming an increasingly more expensive state to live.

2.0

Mar 10, 2011

"It's who you know, not what you know."

Research and development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There is some interesting work and the pay and benefits are good relative to other companies.

Cons

It's all about politics, if you are good at what you do and take pride in your work, expect to be disappointed, the quote in the title is from a retiring director.

4.0

Mar 3, 2011

Good company, yet must work hard to stay on top

Marketing representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Very good company with a great brand value and recognition. - The compensation is good (however over the economic crisis the company has stalled on this point lost touch with the best paying companies and is now more in the mid-field). - Great opportunities to travel and move to international destinations. - Overall the construction machinery market promises to be a dynamic and growing industry to be in, with much demand for infrastructure creation in Asia, Latin America and Africa. - The new CEO promises to be very good and to take the company in the right direction.

Cons

- CAT is a good company, but very heavily based on mid-western US values, which might not always work that well in Europe, Latin America or Asia. Much of upper management is male, US based and has spent all their carer at CAT. - For mid-career entrants it can be very difficult to fit into the company, adapt to the strong in-bred culture and build up a support network. - Overall the products and services are superior, however on many product lines CAT struggles to meet the customers demands and needs, combined with a competitive price and sufficient supply of machines. Some competitors do better and are out-performing the company.

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