Does CATERPILLAR pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CATERPILLAR employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 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?

88% of CATERPILLAR employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CATERPILLAR 3.6 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?

Intern (4) , Senior Software Engineer (4) , Design Engineer (3) , Engineer (3) , Engineering Intern (3) , Manufacturing Engineer (3) , Senior Associate Engineer (3) , Senior Engineer (3) , Software Engineer (3) , Accountant (2) , Associate Engineer (2) , Corporate Intern (2) , Data Scientist (2) , Estagiário (2) , Machine Operator (2)

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

"Work Life Balance is good" ((in 13 reviews)); "Great people to work with and good work life balance" ((in 9 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 9 reviews)); "Great team, really influential, very helpful to work with" ((in 4 reviews)); "good work culture" ((in 3 reviews))

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

"When this occurs, the best step is to contact the manager and usually best to just go right to them." ((in 2 reviews))

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CATERPILLAR Reviews

4.0

88% would recommend to a friend

(107 total reviews)

77% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity and inclusion

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Culture and values

3.8

Career opportunities

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.4

Senior management

CATERPILLAR has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 107 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there.

Reviews by job title

107 reviews

3.0

20 Apr 2026

Caterpillar Perkins

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good training mostly on the job

Cons

Poor retention and reason to work there

3.0

24 Jan 2026

Great place

Warehouse operative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Short shifts and half day fridays

Cons

Only had 20 minutes break a day

3.0

19 Sept 2025

Cat

Mechanical fitter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Provides stability Good holiday entitlement

Cons

Skilled employees get paid different grades than others

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