Does PACCAR pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, PACCAR employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at PACCAR. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at PACCAR?

63% of PACCAR employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated PACCAR 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at PACCAR?

Engineer (45) , Manager (25) , Software Engineer (22) , Analyst (20) , Design Engineer (20) , Intern (17) , Distribution Associate (16) , Accountant (15) , Assembly Line Worker (12) , Project Manager (12) , Commodity Manager (10) , Project Engineer (10) , Assembleur (9) , Director (9) , Business Analyst (8)

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

"Good benefits but that is all" ((in 93 reviews)); "Great people and lots of projects given to work on." ((in 86 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 76 reviews)); "There is good pay and they provide some strong values but those are only applied prior to a "God Pigiot" visit." ((in 74 reviews)); "401k and pension plan for those who can find a way to stay and thrive in conservative environment." ((in 60 reviews))

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

"You need to be able to adapt to a conservative culture (and not waste money)" ((in 58 reviews)); "The PMO and Project Managers have no influence in any fashion across the company." ((in 41 reviews)); "Salary starts low and they continually make you work harder for the same pay." ((in 33 reviews)); "Only senior management gets bonuses, which can be as much as 25% of their [already high] salary, and is based on yearly goals that they set." ((in 29 reviews)); "Also in the future there will be no work from home policy even when data shows all" ((in 19 reviews))

What are employees saying about PACCAR layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about PACCAR layoffs and their outlook for job security at PACCAR in 2026.

What PACCAR locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Chillicothe , Lewisville , Columbus , Dallas , Denton , Louisville , Seattle

PACCAR reviews

3.6

63% would recommend to a friend

(1,039 total reviews)

Preston Feight

72% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Culture & values

3.0

Senior management

PACCAR has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,039 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The PACCAR 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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1K reviews

1.0

Aug 22, 2010

Worst Job I Have Ever Had

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Paycheck every two weeks, some genuinely nice co-workers.

Cons

Constantly set up for failure, and the company runs on anxiety, fear, and robotic agreement with procedures and policies that fail over and over with different people. I don't know anyone who is not counting the days until they can leave the company.

2.0

Aug 14, 2010

Extremely conservative culture

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good market position, strong financials and stock value. Products are very good, and the culture definitely focuses on quality.

Cons

Tenure matters above actual work capabilities. Culture is extremely conservative in dress, hours, financials, and how to get things done. There are huge dichotomies between areas that are very well run and areas that are extremely ineffective. Chairman likes to talk about PACCAR being a "technology innovation company", but that's just a marketing position. Actual technology is archaic, and there is no desire from management to change that. .

2.0

Aug 14, 2010

Good company if you fit their profile - but stifling if you dont

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The products are great and you can't argue with their financial strength for 70+ years. Work / life balance can pretty good (unless you're an accountant). People are personable and build real friendships at work, especially since so many people stay there for their whole careers.

Cons

Finanically they take a very short sighted view, looking at only the current quarter and year and starving investment in some basic things to make people's jobs easier or get cost savings in the long term. Focus on product is good, but actually getting tools to help do the rest of operations easier never get done. The downside of people staying there so long is that they lack original ideas, and have trouble moving forward because people who have been there a long time will never be fired and so can be totally ineffective without being dealt with.

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