Control Systems Engineer at Caterpillar
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Caterpillar pay a Control Systems Engineer on an H-1B?
$92k Caterpillar has filed 37 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Control Systems Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2019 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $92k. Most of those filings fall between $85k and $94k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
37
Median base salary
$92k
Middle 50%
$85k to $94k
Filings and pay by year
Control Systems Engineer at Caterpillar, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 10 | $93k |
| FY2025 | 6 | $89k |
| FY2024 | 4 | $93k |
| FY2023 | 1 | $100k |
| FY2022 | 6 | $93k |
| FY2021 | 4 | $90k |
| FY2020 | 2 | $93k |
| FY2019 | 4 | $86k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Chillicothe, IL | 24 | $93k |
| Mossville, IL | 10 | $90k |
| Houston, TX | 2 | $110k |
| Griffin, GA | 1 | $93k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 34 | $91k |
| Level III | 3 | $99k |
Other roles Caterpillar sponsors
Software Engineer 145Senior Engineer - Design 105Senior Software Engineer 86Embedded Software Engineer 66Lead Software Engineer 60Performance / Simulation / Application Engineer 54Embedded Software Senior Engineer 52Senior Engineer 45Senior Engineer - Performance/Simulation/Application 45Sr. Software Engineer 36Engineer-Design 35Data Scientist 34