Lead Software Engineer at Caterpillar
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Caterpillar pay a Lead Software Engineer on an H-1B?
$145k Caterpillar has filed 60 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Lead Software Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2019 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $145k. Most of those filings fall between $135k and $153k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
60
Median base salary
$145k
Middle 50%
$135k to $153k
Filings and pay by year
Lead Software Engineer at Caterpillar, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 11 | $153k |
| FY2025 | 13 | $149k |
| FY2024 | 9 | $139k |
| FY2023 | 7 | $145k |
| FY2022 | 13 | $142k |
| FY2021 | 3 | $130k |
| FY2020 | 3 | $142k |
| FY2019 | 1 | $125k |
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 | 35 | $149k |
| Peoria, IL | 10 | $132k |
| Irving, TX | 6 | $137k |
| Charlotte, NC | 2 | $151k |
| Roswell, GA | 2 | $134k |
| Cedar Park, TX | 1 | $166k |
| East Peoria, IL | 1 | $157k |
| Manassas, VA | 1 | $151k |
| Marlboro, NJ | 1 | $180k |
| Northlake, TX | 1 | $128k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 12 | $139k |
| Level III | 15 | $144k |
| Level IV | 32 | $149k |
Other roles Caterpillar sponsors
Software Engineer 145Senior Engineer - Design 105Senior Software Engineer 86Embedded Software Engineer 66Performance / Simulation / Application Engineer 54Embedded Software Senior Engineer 52Senior Engineer 45Senior Engineer - Performance/Simulation/Application 45Control Systems Engineer 37Sr. Software Engineer 36Engineer-Design 35Data Scientist 34