How much does Caterpillar Inc pay?

Caterpillar Inc has a median filed salary of $99,084 across 2,845 DOL filings, ranging from $88,000 to $113,443.

Does Caterpillar Inc pay above market?

Caterpillar Inc pays approximately 18.9% relative to the DOL prevailing wage floor for its filed positions.

What jobs does Caterpillar Inc sponsor?

Caterpillar Inc files most often for: Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers, 17-2141.00, 15-1252.00, 17-2071.00.

Where does Caterpillar Inc hire?

Caterpillar Inc files most DOL cases in: Illinois (2,081 filings), Texas (147 filings), Arizona (43 filings), Georgia (37 filings), California (27 filings).

Caterpillar Inc Industrial Engineers Salary - DOL Verified Data

IL Approval Rate 87.6% · most recent FY 2025

Median Salary

$84,750

Certified filings

DOL Filings

126

Certified: 2,492

Unique Job Titles

105

SOC occupations

Approval Rate

87.6%

Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 126 certified filings

DOL-Filed Salary Range

$58,848$75,000$84,750$93,936$119,152

Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive

+35.2%

Caterpillar Inc pays 35.2% above the DOL minimum wage floor for its filed positions.

The prevailing wage is the minimum salary DOL sets as the floor for this occupation and location. A positive premium means the employer pays above that floor. Source: DOL LCA filings.

Salary Trend

FY2012 - FY2025

Salaries by Job Title

50 occupations with DOL-filed salary data

Job Title	Filings	Median Salary	vs Market	Salary Range
Mechanical Engineers	656	$91,176	-10.9%	$84,000$84,000$91,176$100,272$100,272
Electrical Engineers	338	$90,414	-19.2%	$83,004$83,004$90,414$100,200$100,200
17-2141.00	317	$104,267	N/A	$97,718$97,718$104,267$116,771$116,771
15-1252.00	283	$120,614	N/A	$102,690$102,690$120,614$132,120$132,120
17-2071.00	180	$102,300	N/A	$91,000$91,000$102,300$115,502$115,502
Industrial Engineers	126	$84,750	-16.2%	$75,000$75,000$84,750$93,936$93,936
15-1133	123	$103,392	N/A	$92,004$92,004$103,392$115,680$115,680
Engineers, All Other	100	$84,504	-28.2%	$79,248$79,248$84,504$94,404$94,404
15-1133.00	87	$108,600	N/A	$96,000$96,000$108,600$120,000$120,000
15-1132	60	$108,288	N/A	$94,344$94,344$108,288$120,000$120,000
15-2051.00	44	$97,739	N/A	$89,690$89,690$97,739$117,458$117,458
15-1132.00	36	$115,000	N/A	$102,500$102,500$115,000$128,000$128,000
15-1121	28	$98,136	N/A	$83,088$83,088$98,136$105,108$105,108
17-2112.00	27	$104,763	N/A	$92,893$92,893$104,763$112,689$112,689
15-2041.00	25	$99,999	N/A	$93,600$93,600$99,999$110,000$110,000
Statisticians	23	$90,876	-12%	$88,000$88,000$90,876$96,300$96,300
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	21	$92,616	-27.4%	$92,616$92,616$92,616$99,456$99,456
Architectural and Engineering Managers	16	$111,504	-33.5%	$96,000$96,000$111,504$133,557$133,557
15-2051.01	16	$93,974	N/A	$89,690$89,690$93,974$106,590$106,590
15-1121.00	15	$106,250	N/A	$97,048$97,048$106,250$118,000$118,000
Logisticians	14	$73,008	-9.7%	$67,104$67,104$73,008$99,384$99,384
15-1199	14	$105,688	N/A	$92,544$92,544$105,688$111,924$111,924
15-1243.00	14	$147,472	N/A	$140,046$140,046$147,472$149,968$149,968
Materials Engineers	14	$92,820	-14.3%	$78,864$78,864$92,820$100,212$100,212
15-1253.00	12	$99,123	N/A	$82,368$82,368$99,123$116,085$116,085
17-2199.00	12	$99,115	N/A	$94,800$94,800$99,115$104,000$104,000
15-1211.00	11	$119,735	N/A	$111,000$111,000$119,735$135,429$135,429
17-2199.08	11	$110,240	N/A	$91,125$91,125$110,240$111,924$111,924
Industrial Production Managers	10	$95,124	-21.7%	$77,148$77,148$95,124$104,790$104,790
15-1299.09	10	$100,381	N/A	$74,443$74,443$100,381$112,965$112,965
15-1299.08	9	$112,715	N/A	$103,730$103,730$112,715$116,979$116,979
17-2072.00	9	$134,909	N/A	$120,500$120,500$134,909$139,942$139,942
17-2112.02	9	$107,000	N/A	$106,912$106,912$107,000$122,574$122,574
17-2112.03	9	$95,118	N/A	$90,000$90,000$95,118$96,782$96,782
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	8	$73,158	-26.9%	$63,000$63,000$73,158$73,788$73,788
Managers, All Other	7	$121,308	-11.2%	$107,004$107,004$121,308$125,460$125,460
Agricultural Engineers	7	$101,350	+19.8%	$89,000$89,000$101,350$114,254$114,254
Financial and Investment Analysts	6	$73,980	-27%	$67,116$67,116$73,980$104,000$104,000
15-1199.00	6	$89,724	N/A	$86,932$86,932$89,724$119,564$119,564
17-2199.05	6	$100,000	N/A	$91,125$91,125$100,000$110,000$110,000
13-1082.00	5	$131,779	N/A	$119,246$119,246$131,779$131,779$131,779
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	5	$64,050	-16.8%	$60,000$60,000$64,050$77,000$77,000
Civil Engineers	5	$90,072	-9.6%	$81,624$81,624$90,072$93,600$93,600
11-3121.00	4	$163,423	N/A	$161,845$161,845$163,423$165,000$165,000
11-9041.00	4	$205,201	N/A	$182,936$182,936$205,201$206,000$206,000
15-1299.00	4	$105,576	N/A	$102,149$102,149$105,576$106,200$106,200
Marketing Managers	4	$114,363	-29%	$60,000$60,000$114,363$114,363$114,363
13-1151.00	3	$88,296	N/A	$75,546$75,546$88,296$101,046$101,046
15-1131.00	3	$102,500	N/A	$95,000$95,000$102,500$110,000$110,000
15-1199.01	3	$125,000	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.

Individual DOL Filings for Industrial Engineers at Caterpillar Inc

Date	Salary	Prevailing Wage	Level	Location	Education	Status	Source
May 2023	$109,728	$77,022	-	Tucson AR	Bachelor's	Withdrawn	PERM
Jun 2019	$92,544	$67,538	-	Decatur IL	Master's	Certified	PERM
May 2019	$107,224	$94,474	-	Aurora IL	Master's	Certified	PERM
Apr 2019	$76,572	$69,410	-	Chicago IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2019	$87,600	$81,682	-	Mossville IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2018	$88,000	$78,915	-	PEORIA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2018	$88,956	$73,362	-	CHAMPAIGN IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2018	$88,956	$73,362	-	CHAMPAIGN IL	N/A	Denied	LCA
Oct 2017	$101,376	$88,275	-	LAFAYETTE IN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2017	$76,644	$63,315	-	SEGUIN TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2017	$76,644	$63,315	-	SEGUIN TX	N/A	Denied	LCA
Sep 2017	$73,000	$63,315	-	SEGUIN TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2017	$92,928	$78,915	-	MOSSVILLE IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2017	$103,140	$65,187	-	DECATUR IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2017	$70,212	$63,315	-	SEGUIN TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2017	$79,344	$63,315	-	SEGUIN TX	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2017	$89,844	$62,587	-	DYERSBURG TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2017	$90,996	$59,280	-	DECATUR IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2017	$98,952	$69,888	-	MORTON IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2017	$101,376	$82,659	-	PEORIA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2016	$87,216	$78,707	-	Mossville IL	Master's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Sep 2016	$87,216	$61,110	-	Champaign IL	Master's	Certified	PERM
Sep 2016	$99,384	$69,514	-	Champaign IL	Master's	Certified	PERM
Jun 2016	$99,384	$70,096	-	Decatur IL	Master's	Certified	PERM
May 2016	$99,384	$70,096	-	Decatur IL	Master's	Certified	PERM
May 2016	$100,693	$100,693	-	Seguin TX	Bachelor's	Certified	PERM
May 2016	$80,712	$65,624	-	MONTOGMERY IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2016	$119,152	$66,851	-	EAST PEORIA IL	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
May 2016	$100,693	$100,693	-	Seguin TX	Bachelor's	Certified	PERM
Apr 2016	$119,152	$66,851	-	EAST PEORIA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2016	$99,384	$66,851	-	PEORIA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2016	$68,100	$66,851	-	EAST PEORIA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2016	$99,384	$70,096	-	Decatur IL	Master's	Withdrawn	PERM
Nov 2015	$118,000	$65,624	-	MONTGOMERY IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2015	$58,848	$57,387	-	SANFORD NC	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2015	$85,500	$59,904	-	Dyersburg TE	Master's	Certified	PERM
Apr 2015	$85,500	$64,126	-	Montgomery IL	Master's	Certified	PERM
Jan 2015	$85,500	$65,811	-	Mossville IL	Master's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Jan 2015	$85,500	$55,245	-	East Peoria IL	Master's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Nov 2014	$96,000	$55,245	-	East Peoria IL	Master's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Aug 2014	$103,212	$45,115	-	DECATUR IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2014	$92,808	$47,112	-	EAST PEORIA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2014	$91,752	$59,634	-	PEORIA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2014	$101,124	$47,112	-	MOSSVILLE IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2014	$78,996	$47,112	-	EAST PEORIA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2014	$87,960	$55,245	-	MORTON IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2013	$88,008	$63,378	-	MORTON IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2013	$86,640	$65,666	-	MOSSVILLE IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2013	$71,100	$61,547	-	MONTGOMERY IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2013	$60,000	$57,554	-	EAST PEORIA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2012	$67,992	$49,421	-	EAST PEORIA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2012	$72,000	$60,944	-	DECATUR IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2012	$63,240	$61,547	-	AURORA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2012	$79,368	$57,554	-	EAST PEORIA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2012	$96,900	$96,900	-	MOSSVILLE IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2012	$94,116	$49,566	-	Mossville IL	N/A	Certified-Expired	PERM
Sep 2012	$107,736	$65,936	-	East Peoria IL	N/A	Certified-Expired	PERM
Sep 2012	$94,116	$57,741	-	Mossville IL	N/A	Certified-Expired	PERM
Aug 2012	$94,116	$57,741	-	Mossville IL	N/A	Certified-Expired	PERM
Aug 2012	$94,116	$57,554	-	MOSSVILLE IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2012	$72,528	$61,859	-	PEORIA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2012	$93,492	$82,181	-	DECATUR IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2012	$72,528	$72,528	-	DYERSBURG TN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2012	$72,528	$69,659	-	PEORIA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2012	$80,004	$69,659	-	EAST PEORIA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2012	$75,408	$69,659	-	EAST PEORIA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2012	$80,004	$69,659	-	EAST PEORIA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2012	$79,404	$69,659	-	PEORIA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2012	$72,528	$69,659	-	PEORIA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2012	$101,112	$65,666	-	MOSSVILLE IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2012	$94,608	$65,666	-	MOSSVILLE IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2012	$84,000	$49,566	-	EAST PEORIA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2012	$63,240	$57,158	-	SANFORD NC	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2012	$77,400	$41,371	-	MOSSVILLE IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2012	$104,412	$57,741	-	MOSSVILLE IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2012	$70,128	$59,696	-	AURORA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2012	$87,336	$59,696	-	MONTGOMERY IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2012	$88,500	$49,566	-	MOSSVILLE IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2012	$94,596	$59,696	-	MCCOOK IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2012	$87,540	$49,566	-	MOSSVILLE IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2012	$73,483	$65,998	-	DECATUR IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2012	$69,648	$54,850	-	DECATUR IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2012	$80,964	$56,410	-	CHAMPAIGN IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2012	$70,416	$56,410	-	CHAMPAIGN IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2012	$88,697	$77,147	-	DECATUR IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2012	$80,040	$57,741	-	EAST PEORIA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2012	$93,000	$57,741	-	MOSSVILLE IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2012	$70,416	$59,696	-	AURORA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2012	$65,472	$56,014	-	WEST FARGO ND	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2012	$66,156	$48,589	-	AURORA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2012	$77,292	$68,640	-	SANFORD NC	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2012	$93,936	$57,574	-	MCCOOK IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2011	$78,852	$65,998	-	DECATUR IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2011	$79,500	$49,566	-	MOSSVILLE IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2011	$80,964	$65,936	-	EAST PEORIA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2011	$75,000	$49,566	-	JOLIET IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2011	$79,500	$49,566	-	MOSSVILLE IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2011	$78,804	$77,147	-	DECATUR IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2011	$80,964	$65,936	-	EAST PEORIA IL	N/A	Certified	LCA

DOL data does not contain worker names. Only employer, salary, and job details are shown.

Hiring Activity

Full tracker →

Filing volume has increased 48% from the prior year, indicating expanding sponsored hiring.

Hiring Locations

IL 2,081 TX 147 AZ 43 GA 37 CA 27 FL 23 WI 18 PA 17 NC 12 TN 11 CO 11 IN 9 TE 8 OH 7 AR 6 MI 3 NO 3 MN 3 SC 3 ND 3 NH 3 WA 2 MO 2 PE 2 GE 2 VA 2 KY 1 NJ 1 VI 1 OR 1 DC 1 MS 1 UT 1

Education Requirements

From PERM filings

Job Search

Open Positions at Caterpillar Inc

Browse current openings and compare them against the government-filed salary data above.

Search on Indeed Search on ZipRecruiter

Advertising disclosure

Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Data covers DOL filings from 2011 to 2025.

Caterpillar Inc - Industrial Engineers