Is Peterbilt a good company to work for?

Peterbilt has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 418 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 75% of employees would recommend working at Peterbilt to a friend and 78% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Peterbilt have been left by employees working as Assembly Specialist , Assembly Line Worker and Design Engineer .

Does Peterbilt pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Peterbilt employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Peterbilt. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Peterbilt?

75% of Peterbilt employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Peterbilt 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Peterbilt?

Assembly Specialist (38) , Design Engineer (21) , Assembly Line Worker (16) , Engineer (9) , Intern (7) , Assembly Line Specialist (6) , Assembly Technician (5) , Manager (5) , Mechanic (5) , Technician (5) , Assistant Manager (4) , Associate Design Engineer (4) , Project Engineer (4) , Senior Design Engineer (4) , Summer Intern (4)

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

"good pay and loved the firend i made along the ay" ((in 55 reviews)); "Great benefits and an interesting place to work for." ((in 49 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 30 reviews)); "Also great coworkers." ((in 9 reviews)); "Peterbilt also provides a pension and amazing benefits." ((in 8 reviews))

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

"Hard labor, consistent layoffs, slight drama, night shift, increase build rate every year" ((in 20 reviews)); "Management is poor." ((in 13 reviews)); "Salary is low and set at the at or below average." ((in 8 reviews)); "Leads can make more than managers so the upward progression to manager stops with little incentives to become a manager." ((in 7 reviews)); "Poor Training and almost growing too fast" ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about Peterbilt layoffs in 2026?

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

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Peterbilt reviews

3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(354 total reviews)

Preston Feight

78% approve of CEO

78% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Career opportunities

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Senior management

Peterbilt has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 354 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Peterbilt 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

354 reviews

5.0

May 6, 2016

HR Specialist

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Place to Work and good benefits

Cons

Older culture, must be self-motivated

3.0

Apr 7, 2016

Peterbilt

Assembly line worker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to work with great coworkers

Cons

Hired too many people at one time and not enough work to keep us all hired.

1.0

Mar 24, 2016

Design Engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are few, there are some good people who work here. But do not expect much growth aspects

Cons

Management is abusive at times, crass and has no care for its workers. If there is a deadline you will be at work till midnight even if your team has met the deadline and one team in your whole department has not. The pay is low, its far below industry standard and for what you have to deal with at this company its not worth the small pay and terrible health insurance benefits. I would not work here even if I was out of work and have even told friends who were seeking jobs to avoid the place. Management is petty, upper management is childish with the average worker receiving little reward and much scrutiny.

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