The invention belongs to the field of organic synthesis and relates to a method for preparing 3-chloro-4-methylaniline through catalytic hydrogenation. The method comprises the steps of using 3-chloro-4-methylnitrobenzene as raw material and alcohol or alcohol-water as solvent, and performing hydrogenation reduction at the presence of a two component Pd-Fe/C catalyst to obtain the final product. The obtained 3-chloro-4-methylaniline has a selectivity of over 99.9% and a yield of over 99%. The method for preparing 3-chloro-4-methylaniline provided by the invention has the advantages of simple process, mild operating condition, little pollution, and high activity and selectivity of the used catalyst, and can effectively reduce production costs compared with the traditional process. The catalyst used can be used repeatably.