Data Scientist at Caterpillar
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Caterpillar pay a Data Scientist on an H-1B?
$96k Caterpillar has filed 34 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Data Scientist with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $96k. Most of those filings fall between $90k and $109k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
34
Median base salary
$96k
Middle 50%
$90k to $109k
Filings and pay by year
Data Scientist at Caterpillar, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 3 | $120k |
| FY2025 | 9 | $94k |
| FY2024 | 12 | $98k |
| FY2023 | 3 | $98k |
| FY2022 | 3 | $95k |
| FY2021 | 1 | $100k |
| FY2020 | 2 | $87k |
| FY2017 | 1 | $68k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago, IL | 14 | $94k |
| Peoria, IL | 11 | $98k |
| Chillicothe, IL | 3 | $94k |
| Champaign, IL | 2 | $100k |
| Morton, IL | 2 | $71k |
| Irving, TX | 1 | $96k |
| Troy, MI | 1 | $112k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 1 | $68k |
| Level II | 22 | $94k |
| Level III | 6 | $115k |
| Level IV | 5 | $117k |
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 45Control Systems Engineer 37Sr. Software Engineer 36Engineer-Design 35