Embedded Software Senior Engineer at Caterpillar
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Caterpillar pay a Embedded Software Senior Engineer on an H-1B?
$113k Caterpillar has filed 52 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Embedded Software Senior Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2019 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $113k. Most of those filings fall between $106k and $123k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
52
Median base salary
$113k
Middle 50%
$106k to $123k
Filings and pay by year
Embedded Software Senior Engineer at Caterpillar, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 13 | $128k |
| FY2025 | 16 | $118k |
| FY2024 | 6 | $103k |
| FY2023 | 1 | $113k |
| FY2022 | 7 | $111k |
| FY2021 | 1 | $123k |
| FY2020 | 2 | $102k |
| FY2019 | 6 | $107k |
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 | 37 | $115k |
| Mossville, IL | 10 | $107k |
| East Clayton, NC | 2 | $122k |
| Alpharetta, GA | 1 | $128k |
| Chicago, IL | 1 | $92k |
| Houston, TX | 1 | $100k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 7 | $106k |
| Level III | 18 | $110k |
| Level IV | 19 | $128k |
Other roles Caterpillar sponsors
Software Engineer 145Senior Engineer - Design 105Senior Software Engineer 86Embedded Software Engineer 66Lead Software Engineer 60Performance / Simulation / Application Engineer 54Senior Engineer 45Senior Engineer - Performance/Simulation/Application 45Control Systems Engineer 37Sr. Software Engineer 36Engineer-Design 35Data Scientist 34