Caterpillar software engineer salary

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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

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

Highest-paid Caterpillar software engineers by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Vice President Of Software Engineering	$158,430	$76	-
2	Chief Software Architect	$146,824	$71	-
3	Software Director	$146,252	$70	-
4	Senior Software Engineer Manager	$140,537	$68	3
5	Software Engineering Manager	$139,865	$67	-
6	Software Development Manager	$135,454	$65	-
7	Principal Software Engineer	$132,744	$64	-
8	Vice President, Software Development	$131,612	$63	-
9	Senior Software Architect	$131,202	$63	-
10	Senior Principal Engineer	$130,645	$63	-

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Recent salaries for software engineers at caterpillar

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Software Engineer	Chicago, IL	06/26/2025	$148,949
Software Engineer	Irving, TX	06/11/2025	$149,781
Software Engineer	Chicago, IL	05/29/2025	$95,640
Software Engineer	Peoria, IL	04/12/2025	$132,101
Data Warehouse Software Engineer	Irving, TX	03/21/2025	$87,480

Software engineer salary at Caterpillar competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	General Motors	$102,474	$49	851
2	General Electric	$100,089	$48	156
3	Kimberly-Clark	$99,762	$48	2
4	Whirlpool	$90,450	$43	2
5	Terex	$90,015	$43	3
6	Alcoa	$89,241	$43	-
7	Gardner Denver	$89,168	$43	11
8	PACCAR	$87,009	$42	3
9	Eaton	$86,937	$42	41
10	Cummins	$73,571	$35	7