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Average Caterpillar software engineer lead salary

$120,246yearly

$60.37 hourly rate

Entry-level Caterpillar software engineer lead salary
$100,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Caterpillar pay software engineers lead?

The average salary for Caterpillar software engineer leads is $120,246 per year. Caterpillar software engineer lead salaries range between $100,000 to $143,000 per year. Caterpillar software engineer leads earn 4% less than the national average salary for software engineer leads of $125,565.

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

How much does Caterpillar pay software engineers lead by location?

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

Software engineer lead Caterpillar salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Spokane, WA$145,757$70.08
2San Diego, CA$137,536$66.12
3Seguin, TX$118,848$57.14
4Tucson, AZ$117,802$56.64
5Sanford, NC$116,692$56.10
6Griffin, GA$115,820$55.68
7Rossville, IL$114,499$55.05
8Denver, CO$113,835$54.73
9Brooklyn Park, MN$113,723$54.67
10Miami, FL$113,129$54.39

Highest-paid Caterpillar software engineer leads by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Director Of Software Development$163,325$79-
2Chief Software Architect$146,824$71-
3Software Director$146,252$70-
4Senior Software Manager$145,247$70-
5Senior Software Engineer Manager$140,537$686
6Software Engineering Manager$139,865$67-
7Software Development Manager$135,454$65-
8Principal Software Engineer$132,744$64-
9Vice President, Software Development$131,612$63-
10Senior Software Architect$131,202$63-

Recent salaries for software engineer leads at caterpillar

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Lead Software EngineerIrving, TX05/28/2025$126,000
Lead Software EngineerChicago, IL05/21/2025$126,000
Lead Software EngineerChicago, IL04/28/2025$126,000
Lead Software EngineerChicago, IL03/30/2025$126,000
Lead Software EngineerIrving, TX03/02/2025$149,781

Software engineer lead salary at Caterpillar competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1General Electric$125,846$61258
2General Motors$114,099$55783
3Terex$110,510$531
4Whirlpool$109,735$53-
5Gardner Denver$109,489$5310
6PACCAR$107,142$52-
7Alcoa$106,838$51-
8Kimberly-Clark$103,072$503
9Eaton$99,543$4837
10Cummins$78,110$388

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