Software Engineer at Caterpillar
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Caterpillar pay a Software Engineer on an H-1B?
$108k Caterpillar has filed 145 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Software Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2020 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $108k. Most of those filings fall between $103k and $117k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
145
Median base salary
$108k
Middle 50%
$103k to $117k
Filings and pay by year
Software Engineer at Caterpillar, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 22 | $108k |
| FY2025 | 25 | $110k |
| FY2024 | 28 | $109k |
| FY2023 | 20 | $103k |
| FY2022 | 27 | $112k |
| FY2021 | 19 | $108k |
| FY2020 | 4 | $97k |
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 | 56 | $108k |
| Peoria, IL | 40 | $105k |
| Irving, TX | 23 | $112k |
| Broomfield, CO | 7 | $117k |
| Tucson, AZ | 5 | $105k |
| Austin, TX | 3 | $130k |
| Aurora, OH | 1 | $122k |
| Canton, MI | 1 | $120k |
| Frisco, TX | 1 | $139k |
| Georgetown, TX | 1 | $139k |
| Irvine, TX | 1 | $101k |
| Leander, TX | 1 | $156k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 5 | $85k |
| Level II | 100 | $107k |
| Level III | 32 | $117k |
| Level IV | 5 | $139k |
Other roles Caterpillar sponsors
Senior 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 35Data Scientist 34