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Cummins Headquarters & offices · Columbus, Indiana
Cummins · Columbus, Indiana
A Kevin Roche headquarters under ivy-covered trellises, joined by a bridge to a 19th-century cereal mill whose breakfast cereal was served on the Titanic.
The Corporate Office Building, the benefits and a town its founder's partner filled with famous architecture — then the pay. Every number from Cummins' own filings and news, and photos from Cummins, Wikimedia Commons and the U.S. National Archives.
- 1,200people the COB holds
- 1983Kevin Roche headquarters opened
- ≈ 20%of the new landscape is lawn — the rest meadow
- $63,834median employee pay, 2025 (global)
Sources: Cummins news, “Our newly renovated COB…” (Sep 8, 2021) · Proxy statement 2026
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THE HEADQUARTERS · 500 JACKSON STREET, COLUMBUS
Skylights, trellises and a Town Square, renovated for the way people work now
Kevin Roche designed “the COB” during the 1970s energy crisis, so it had few windows and relied on skylights and mirrors. A renovation finished in 2021 added energy-efficient window walls around the park, open stairs linking all three levels, a basement conference center and a Town Square — a social area with lounges and a suspended sculpture representing an engine's camshaft. A bridge now reaches the historic Cerealine building, a former grain mill with an outdoor dining deck over the pond. The art collection includes works by Kandinsky, Josef Albers and Richard Anuszkiewicz.
- Holds 1,200 people
- Architect: Kevin Roche
- Town Square social area
- Bridge to the Cerealine mill
- Landscape: David Rubin Land Collective
Renovated for flexible work
Window walls, open stairs and many kinds of work settings replaced a maze of cubicles and mirrors.
Trellises and gardens
The building sits under concrete trellises wrapped in ivy, around a park that is now mostly meadow.
The Cerealine and the pond
A bridge now connects the COB to the Cerealine building, a former grain mill with a deck for outdoor dining.
Race cars in the lobby
Racing cars powered by Cummins engines are displayed at the Corporate Office Building.
Facts: Cummins news, “Our newly renovated COB takes a short look back and a long look forward” (Sep 8, 2021)
The COB and the Cerealine building
| Building | Address |
|---|---|
| Corporate Office Building (global headquarters) | 500 Jackson Street, Columbus, IN 47202 |
Source: Form 10-K 2025 cover · See them on the map ↓
Source: Cummins news (Sep 8, 2021) and (2017)
Benefits (varies by country)
Healthcare plans priced by salary tier so they stay affordable for everyone.
For primary and secondary caregivers.
A global mental health program and employee assistance programs.
Travel benefits and advanced medical services for complex healthcare needs.
Retirement saving plans and employee stock purchase plans.
Paid time off and flexible work.
Source: Form 10-K 2025, Competitive Pay, Benefits and Well-Being
Why people stay: what Cummins itself reports
Leadership and talent programs for everyone from manufacturing floor and technicians to middle management and executives.
Annual studies of market movement, pay equity and living wages.
Most employees are asked to spend at least 60% of their time in Cummins facilities, with customers or other stakeholders.
The company has been based in Columbus, Indiana, since Clessie Cummins and W.G. Irwin started it in 1919.
Source: Form 10-K 2025, Human Capital · Cummins news (Feb 6, 2026)
Who works here
employees worldwide (end of 2025)
represented by unions
capacity of the headquarters
Source: Form 10-K 2025 · Cummins news (Sep 8, 2021)
Pay at Cummins
Across about 67,400 employees worldwide. The CEO earned 312 times this amount.
Source: Proxy statement 2026 (CEO pay ratio)
Cummins doesn't publish pay by age.
Office history: one town, built up by its architecture
- 1919 Cummins Engine Company
Clessie Cummins, who had moved to Columbus with his family in 1904, licensed oil-burning engine technology and asked W.G. Irwin to fund it. Irwin and friends put up the money for Cummins Engine Company.
Source: Cummins news, “People who built Cummins: Clessie Cummins' early days” (Feb 6, 2026)
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 1957 Paying architects for a town
J. Irwin Miller offered that the Cummins Foundation would pay architect fees for new public buildings in Columbus, drawing I.M. Pei, Richard Meier, Robert Venturi, the Saarinens, Harry Weese, Deborah Berke and Kevin Roche.
Source: Cummins news (Sep 8, 2021)
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 1972 A corporate office by Alexander Girard
U.S. National Archives photos from May 1973 show a Cummins corporate office “built in 1972” with interiors designed by Alexander Girard.
Source: NARA photo titles (Declan Haun, May 1973), via Wikimedia Commons
Interior designed by Alexander Girard, 1973 · Declan Haun / Public domain · Wikimedia Commons - 1983 The Corporate Office Building
Kevin Roche's COB opened in 1983 under the direction of J. Irwin Miller, designed around skylights during the energy crisis and holding up to 1,200 people.
Source: Cummins news (2017 and Sep 8, 2021)
The COB from the street · WhisperToMe / CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons - 2021 Renovated for a new way of working
A renovation begun in 2017 brought window walls, open stairs, flexible “Smart Office” workspaces, a meadow landscape and a bridge to the Cerealine building; workstations moved out of the basement.
Source: Cummins news (Sep 8, 2021)
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it.
Map: how the headquarters moved
Cummins has stayed in Columbus, Indiana, for more than a century.
- 1 · 1919Columbus, Indiana — Cummins Engine Company is founded
- 2 · 1983500 Jackson Street, Columbus — The Corporate Office Building, headquarters today
Places: Cummins news · Form 10-K 2025 · Locations: OpenStreetMap
What Cummins does
Cummins designs, makes, sells and services diesel, natural gas and electric power — engines, components, generators and new power technologies.
Five segments: Engine, Components, Distribution, Power Systems and Accelera.
Source: SEC XBRL data from Cummins' 10-K · Form 10-K 2025 · per-employee figure calculated by eciffo
Growth: revenue vs. people
$17.5B → $33.7B
≈ 55,400 → ≈ 67,400
Calendar years. Net sales: SEC XBRL data from Cummins' 10-K filings. Employees: Form 10-K (approximate, year-end). Multiples calculated by eciffo.
Chief executives
Chief Executive Officer; President and COO when the renovated COB reopened in 2021.
Founded in 1919 by inventor Clessie Cummins with funding from financier William G. Irwin.
Source: Proxy statement 2026 · Cummins news (Sep 8, 2021; Feb 6, 2026)
Cummins: questions people ask
Where is Cummins' headquarters?
At the Corporate Office Building, 500 Jackson Street, Columbus, Indiana.
Source: Form 10-K 2025
Who designed it?
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Kevin Roche; it opened in 1983.
Source: Cummins news (Sep 8, 2021)
What changed in the renovation?
Window walls around the park, open stairs across three levels, flexible “Smart Office” workspaces, a basement conference center, a Town Square social area and a bridge to the historic Cerealine building.
Source: Cummins news (Sep 8, 2021)
What is the Cerealine building?
A former grain mill that made a breakfast cereal served on the Titanic; it now has a deck for outdoor dining over the pond.
Source: Cummins news (Sep 8, 2021)
Why does Columbus, Indiana have so much famous architecture?
In 1957 J. Irwin Miller offered that the Cummins Foundation would pay architects' fees for new public buildings, attracting I.M. Pei, Richard Meier, Robert Venturi, the Saarinens and others.
Source: Cummins news (Sep 8, 2021)
How many people work at Cummins?
About 67,400 worldwide at the end of 2025; about 20,000 are represented by unions.
Source: Form 10-K 2025
What benefits does Cummins offer?
Healthcare tiered by salary, paid parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers, a global mental health program, retirement saving and stock purchase plans, paid time off and flexible work.
Source: Form 10-K 2025
How much do Cummins employees make?
The median employee's total compensation was $63,834 in 2025 across its global workforce; the CEO earned 312 times that.
Source: Proxy statement 2026
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