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Average Caterpillar software engineer salary

$103,856yearly

$48.2 hourly rate

Entry-level Caterpillar software engineer salary
$85,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Caterpillar pay software engineers?

The average salary for Caterpillar software engineers is $103,856 per year. Caterpillar software engineer salaries range between $85,000 to $126,000 per year. Caterpillar software engineers earn 4% more than the national average salary for software engineers of $100,260.

Location impacts how much a software engineer at Caterpillar can expect to make. Software engineers at Caterpillar make the most in Spokane, WA, San Diego, CA, and Seguin, TX.

How much does Caterpillar pay software engineers by location?

Caterpillar pays software engineers the most in Spokane, WA, San Diego, CA, and Seguin, TX. Additionally, cities like Tucson and Denver also report highly competitive salaries for software engineers at Caterpillar.

Software engineer Caterpillar salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Spokane, WA$127,763$61.42
2San Diego, CA$123,888$59.56
3Seguin, TX$98,605$47.41
4Tucson, AZ$98,121$47.17
5Denver, CO$96,286$46.29
6Sanford, NC$95,245$45.79
7North Little Rock, AR$95,229$45.78
8Griffin, GA$93,770$45.08
9Pittsburgh, PA$92,224$44.34
10Rossville, IL$91,696$44.08

Highest-paid Caterpillar software engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Vice President Of Software Engineering$158,430$76-
2Chief Software Architect$146,824$71-
3Software Director$146,252$70-
4Senior Software Engineer Manager$140,537$683
5Software Engineering Manager$139,865$67-
6Software Development Manager$135,454$65-
7Principal Software Engineer$132,744$64-
8Vice President, Software Development$131,612$63-
9Senior Software Architect$131,202$63-
10Senior Principal Engineer$130,645$63-

Recent salaries for software engineers at caterpillar

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Software EngineerChicago, IL06/26/2025$148,949
Software EngineerIrving, TX06/11/2025$149,781
Software EngineerChicago, IL05/29/2025$95,640
Software EngineerPeoria, IL04/12/2025$132,101
Data Warehouse Software EngineerIrving, TX03/21/2025$87,480

Software engineer salary at Caterpillar competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1General Motors$102,474$49851
2General Electric$100,089$48156
3Kimberly-Clark$99,762$482
4Whirlpool$90,450$432
5Terex$90,015$433
6Alcoa$89,241$43-
7Gardner Denver$89,168$4311
8PACCAR$87,009$423
9Eaton$86,937$4241
10Cummins$73,571$357

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