Caterpillar reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(7,326 total reviews)

Joe Creed

68% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Caterpillar has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,326 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 Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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7K reviews
5.0
Mar 25, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work Culture is good, chill

Cons

Too slow ladder movement in the company

3.0
Mar 25, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Job is not hard especially if you have a good team.

Cons

Attendance policy for hourly associates is awful. HR hides out in the office and enforces policy very inconsistently. They make exceptions sometimes, sometimes they dont. In the end they can always just blame the front line management for the hourly issues.

3.0
Mar 25, 2026

Salary

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

4 day week Chance for overtime for 1.5x on Fridays

Cons

Pay is bad compared to similar jobs in different companies Harder to get a more senior role

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