H1B Salary/Caterpillar

H1B Salary Report

Caterpillar

Caterpillar’s median H1B salary is $111,675 for fiscal year 2026, based on 103 certified Labor Condition Applications with the U.S. Department of Labor.

Median salary

$111,675

Range $98,550$127,587

Pay by wage level

The DOL assigns each filing a level from I (entry) to IV (senior). Here is how Caterpillar's H1B pay scales with seniority.

II
$95,45130 filings
III
$110,19824 filings
IV
$127,58743 filings

Top sponsored roles

Software Developers$127,587
51 filings
Electrical Engineers$107,099
18 filings
Mechanical Engineers$102,128
17 filings
Manufacturing Engineers$95,451
3 filings
Data Scientists$130,264
2 filings
Database Architects$160,555
2 filings
Industrial Engineers$126,121
2 filings
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$95,680
2 filings

Sponsorship signals

10%

pay above the legal prevailing wage

0%

are new sponsorships, not renewals

99%

are full-time positions

Top worksites

  • Chillicothe, IL44
  • Peoria, IL15
  • Chicago, IL12
  • Irving, TX11
  • Tucson, AZ4
  • Mapleton, IL3

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Methodology

Medians of certified H1B Labor Condition Applications filed by Caterpillar, disclosed by the U.S. Department of Labor (OFLC) for FY2026 (Oct 2025 - Mar 2026). Hourly wages annualized at 2,080 hours. The LCA wage is the floor an employer legally attests to pay; actual total compensation including equity and bonus is often higher.

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