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 60 reviews)); "Great benefits and an interesting place to work for." ((in 48 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 27 reviews)); "Also great coworkers." ((in 9 reviews)); "good work environment and friendly" ((in 9 reviews))

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

"This compo has frequent layoffs and shut down" ((in 20 reviews)); "Management is poor." ((in 12 reviews)); "Poor Training and almost growing too fast" ((in 11 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))

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

3.0

Jan 6, 2015

Pretty good place to work

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They do not expect you to put in tons of overtime. Everyone is nice, not a cutthroat atmosphere. Recently started allowing flextime schedules. Recently removed the requirement to wear a tie. There have been recent attempts to gather and use employee feedback in general. There is a ton of pride taken in the product throughout the organization.

Cons

Pay is probably not what would be considered "competitive". Slow to accept new changes. A lot of bureaucracy in the engineering process, more time spent filling out forms than anything resembling engineering. Also, weird obsession with "the chairman". They literally have a team of engineers go through the building to adjust the blinds to exactly 45 degrees (yes, it's measured) whenever he comes in.

4.0

Sep 9, 2013

Great Growth and Professional Development Opportunities

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They provide a lot of opportunities for professional development and have a lot of avenues for advancement. And management is pretty transparent and shares meaningful information to its employees.

Cons

Some large projects are driven by the "captain's" directive instead of market demand and good engineering judgement. The work environment and corporate nature are a bit too conservative, which is strange for corporation based out of Seattle... Don't really encourage thinking/designing outside the box.

2.0

Apr 28, 2025

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Assembly specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The only pro is the pay and it doesn’t make up for the rest, in my opinion.

Cons

Management is terrible. They don’t care about employees wellbeing, just numbers. There’s no advocate for employees; team leads just suck up to the managers and the managers barely show face but when they do, they come around barking orders. They reward hard work with more hard work.

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