Caterpillar Salaries

How much does Caterpillar pay?

Caterpillar employees earn an average of $64,183 per year, which is $30.86 an hour. If you are in the top 10th percent of earners, you can expect to make an average salary over $118,000 a year, but if you're in the bottom 10 percent of earners, your salary could be less than $34,000 a year. Show More

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Caterpillar SALARIES BY DEPARTMENT

Workers at Caterpillar earn different salaries depending on the department or organizational function that they work in. Our data shows that employees in Management roles earn the highest wages at Caterpillar, with an average yearly salary of $105,996. Employees working in the Computer & IT department earn a relatively high salary as well, averaging $96,966 per year. The organizational function at Caterpillar where employees earn the lowest salaries is Transportation & Logistics with yearly earnings averaging $37,013. Manufacturing & Warehouse is the second-lowest paying organizational function at Caterpillar, where the workers earn $40,435 per year.

Rank	Department	Average
1 1	Management Management	$105,996 $105,996
2 2	Computer & IT Computer & IT	$96,966 $96,966
3 3	Science & Engineering Science & Engineering	$92,077 $92,077
4 4	Business Operations Business Operations	$89,244 $89,244
5 5	Human Resources Human Resources	$69,247 $69,247

Caterpillar Competitor Salaries

Some of the competitors of Caterpillar are Lockheed Martin, Intel, and Motorola Solutions. Employees at Lockheed Martin earn more than most of the competition, with an average yearly salary of $92,062. Employees at Intel earn an average of $90,521 per year, and the employees at Motorola Solutions earn an average salary of $87,396 per year.

Company	Average
Lockheed MartinProfessional Services Avg: $92,062 Lockheed MartinProfessional Services Avg: $92,062	$92,062 $92,062
IntelTechnology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals Avg: $90,521 IntelTechnology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals Avg: $90,521	$90,521 $90,521
Motorola SolutionsInternet Software & Services Avg: $87,396 Motorola SolutionsInternet Software & Services Avg: $87,396	$87,396 $87,396
Applied MaterialsTechnology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals Avg: $87,114 Applied MaterialsTechnology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals Avg: $87,114	$87,114 $87,114
RaytheonAerospace & Defense Avg: $85,737 RaytheonAerospace & Defense Avg: $85,737	$85,737 $85,737

Caterpillar SALARIES BY JOB TITLE

While Caterpillar employees earn an average yearly salary of $64,183, different roles can command different wages. Some of the job titles with high salaries at Caterpillar are Team Leader, Project Team Lead, Section Manager, and Senior Java Developer. A typical Team Leader salary at Caterpillar is $117,814. To get a better sense of the salaries at Caterpillar, other roles such as Forklift Driver and Assembly Line Worker can be considered as well. For comparison, the title Forklift Driver at Caterpillar earns $17,963 per year.

Rank	Title	Average
1 1	Team Leader Team Leader	$117,814 $117,814
2 2	Project Team Lead Project Team Lead	$114,455 $114,455
3 3	Section Manager Section Manager	$112,784 $112,784
4 4	Senior Java Developer Senior Java Developer	$106,446 $106,446
5 5	SAP Consultant SAP Consultant	$105,787 $105,787

Caterpillar Science & Engineering SALARIES

Rank	Job Title	Average
1 1	Senior Manufacturing Specialist Senior Manufacturing Specialist	$119,360 $119,360
2 2	Lean SIX Sigma Black Belt Lean SIX Sigma Black Belt	$99,323 $99,323
3 3	Engineer Engineer	$91,018 $91,018
4 4	Safety Coordinator Safety Coordinator	$81,219 $81,219
5 5	CPS Team Lead CPS Team Lead	$79,139 $79,139

Caterpillar Manufacturing & Warehouse SALARIES

Rank	Job Title	Average
1 1	Assembly Technician Assembly Technician	$78,002 $78,002
2 2	Tool And Die Maker Tool And Die Maker	$75,117 $75,117
3 3	Quality Control Inspector Quality Control Inspector	$42,303 $42,303
4 4	Welder Welder	$42,179 $42,179
5 5	Quality Inspector Quality Inspector	$41,240 $41,240

Caterpillar Computer & IT SALARIES

Rank	Job Title	Average
1 1	Project Team Lead Project Team Lead	$114,455 $114,455
2 2	Engineering Specialist Engineering Specialist	$108,876 $108,876
3 3	Lead Technician Lead Technician	$107,458 $107,458
4 4	Oracle Database Administrator Oracle Database Administrator	$107,371 $107,371
5 5	Project Leader Project Leader	$106,840 $106,840

Caterpillar SALARIES BY LOCATION

It's no secret that workers earn different salaries in different parts of the country, since the cost of living can be much higher in certain areas. Employees at Caterpillar earn different salaries depending on their region. The city that stands out for having the highest pay is Seguin, TX, where Caterpillar pays its workers an average salary of $62,662. This can be compared to West Fargo, ND, where Caterpillar employees earn an average salary of $61,930.

Rank	City	Average
1 1	Seguin, TX Seguin, TX	$62,662 $62,662
2 2	West Fargo, ND West Fargo, ND	$61,930 $61,930
3 3	San Diego, CA San Diego, CA	$61,574 $61,574
4 4	Green Valley, AZ Green Valley, AZ	$61,294 $61,294
5 5	Oak Creek, WI Oak Creek, WI	$60,979 $60,979

RECENTLY ADDED Caterpillar SALARIES

Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Industrial Electrician Morton, IL Industrial Electrician	Morton, IL Morton, IL	09/30/2019 09/30/2019	$58,43609/30/2019 $58,436
Trainee Wamego, KS Trainee	Wamego, KS Wamego, KS	09/30/2019 09/30/2019	$31,91009/30/2019 $31,910
MIG Welder Wichita, KS MIG Welder	Wichita, KS Wichita, KS	09/30/2019 09/30/2019	$36,00109/30/2019 $36,001
Warehouse Associate Clayton, OH Warehouse Associate	Clayton, OH Clayton, OH	09/28/2019 09/28/2019	$31,30509/28/2019 $31,305
Inspector West Fargo, ND Inspector	West Fargo, ND West Fargo, ND	09/28/2019 09/28/2019	$30,74209/28/2019 $30,742