Caterpillar Inc.
Caterpillar Inc. made 266 filings covering 266 positions in this release. Across them it filed wages of a median of $118,456 a year.
Green-card sponsorship
Caterpillar Inc. filed 92 permanent labour certifications between 2025-11-10 and 2026-06-23, of which 91 were certified. That is the step an employment-based green card starts with, so this employer does sponsor them.
What it filed, by role and place
| Occupation | Where | Level | Wage year | Filings | Positions | Median | Prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | Peoria, IL | Level IV | 2025-26 | 31 | 31 | $127,587 | $127,587 |
| Electrical Engineers | Peoria, IL | Level IV | 2025-26 | 20 | 20 | $111,675 | $111,675 |
| Software Developers | Peoria, IL | Level II | 2025-26 | 18 | 18 | $92,789 | $92,789 |
| Mechanical Engineers | Peoria, IL | Level II | 2025-26 | 15 | 15 | $95,680 | $95,680 |
| Software Developers | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Level IV | 2025-26 | 14 | 14 | $153,317 | $153,317 |
| Electrical Engineers | Peoria, IL | Level II | 2025-26 | 12 | 12 | $85,405 | $85,341 |
| Software Developers | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Level II | 2025-26 | 10 | 10 | $108,077 | $108,077 |
| Software Developers | Peoria, IL | Level III | 2025-26 | 9 | 9 | $110,198 | $110,198 |
| Electrical Engineers | Peoria, IL | Level III | 2025-26 | 8 | 8 | $98,550 | $98,550 |
| Mechanical Engineers | Peoria, IL | Level IV | 2025-26 | 7 | 7 | $131,227 | $131,227 |
| Robotics Engineers | Peoria, IL | Level II | 2025-26 | 6 | 6 | $93,330 | $93,330 |
| Software Developers | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Level IV | 2025-26 | 6 | 6 | $156,998 | $156,998 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Level IV | 2025-26 | 5 | 5 | $214,198 | $214,198 |
| Mechanical Engineers | Peoria, IL | Level III | 2025-26 | 5 | 5 | $113,443 | $113,443 |
| Software Developers | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Level III | 2025-26 | 5 | 5 | $130,707 | $130,707 |
| Validation Engineers | Peoria, IL | Level II | 2025-26 | 5 | 5 | $95,451 | $95,451 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | Level IV | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $232,898 | $232,898 |
| Computer Systems Engineers/Architects | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Level IV | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $132,434 | $132,434 |
| Data Scientists | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Level IV | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $142,210 | $142,210 |
| Mechanical Engineers | Tucson, AZ | Level II | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $102,128 | $102,128 |
| Software Developers | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Level I | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $85,467 | $85,467 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | Peoria, IL | Level IV | 2025-26 | 3 | 3 | $95,680 | $95,680 |
| Business Intelligence Analysts | Peoria, IL | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $96,466 | $85,322 |
| Data Scientists | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Level III | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $119,558 | $119,558 |
| Database Architects | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Level IV | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $160,555 | $160,555 |
| Industrial Engineers | Peoria, IL | Level IV | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $131,872 | $131,872 |
| Information Technology Project Managers | Peoria, IL | Level IV | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $127,983 | $111,904 |
| Manufacturing Engineers | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | Level IV | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $114,328 | $105,934 |
| Mechanical Engineers | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | Level IV | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $125,653 | $125,653 |
| Mechanical Engineers | Sherman-Denison, TX | Level III | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $105,622 | $104,374 |
| Robotics Engineers | Peoria, IL | Level IV | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $128,045 | $127,837 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $89,731 | $88,088 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | Peoria, IL | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $67,101 | $67,101 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $183,331 | $183,331 |
| Business Intelligence Analysts | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $96,928 | $96,928 |
| Business Intelligence Analysts | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $141,773 | $141,773 |
| Computer Systems Engineers/Architects | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $144,310 | $135,699 |
| Data Scientists | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $124,530 | $124,530 |
| Data Scientists | Peoria, IL | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $67,350 | $67,350 |
| Data Scientists | Peoria, IL | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $103,314 | $103,314 |
| Data Scientists | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $131,414 | $131,414 |
| Database Administrators | Peoria, IL | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $101,858 | $92,747 |
| Database Architects | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $157,414 | $157,414 |
| Electrical Engineers | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $105,706 | $105,706 |
| Electrical Engineers | Tucson, AZ | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $107,099 | $107,099 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | Peoria, IL | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $129,875 | $129,875 |
| Information Security Analysts | Peoria, IL | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $149,531 | $116,210 |
| Information Security Engineers | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $118,456 | $118,456 |
| Information Technology Project Managers | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $144,310 | $144,310 |
| Logisticians | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $97,594 | $97,594 |
| Manufacturing Engineers | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $89,274 | $89,274 |
| Manufacturing Engineers | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $65,062 | $65,062 |
| Manufacturing Engineers | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $92,310 | $92,310 |
| Mechanical Engineers | Champaign-Urbana, IL | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $84,490 | $84,490 |
| Mechanical Engineers | Champaign-Urbana, IL | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $113,443 | $100,048 |
| Mechanical Engineers | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $106,850 | $106,850 |
| Mechanical Engineers | Victoria, TX | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $111,051 | $111,051 |
| Mechanical Engineers | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $75,962 | $75,962 |
| Operations Research Analysts | Peoria, IL | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $126,464 | $126,464 |
| Project Management Specialists | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $82,181 | $82,181 |
| Project Management Specialists | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $133,182 | $133,182 |
| Robotics Engineers | Pittsburgh, PA | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $102,710 | $102,710 |
| Sales Engineers | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $145,870 | $145,870 |
| Sales Managers | Peoria, IL | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $179,483 | $179,483 |
| Software Developers | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $90,896 | $90,355 |
| Software Developers | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $139,152 | $139,152 |
| Software Developers | Champaign-Urbana, IL | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $127,587 | $127,234 |
| Software Developers | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $90,896 | $90,896 |
| Software Developers | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $112,923 | $112,923 |
| Software Developers | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $134,971 | $134,971 |
| Software Developers | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $120,536 | $120,536 |
| Software Developers | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $120,349 | $120,349 |
| Software Developers | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $149,718 | $149,718 |
| Software Developers | Madison, WI | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $130,894 | $130,894 |
| Software Developers | Pittsburgh, PA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $189,592 | $140,754 |
| Software Developers | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $165,214 | $165,214 |
| Software Developers | Tucson, AZ | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $107,266 | $107,266 |
| Software Developers | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Level not stated | — | 3 | 3 | $115,425 | $117,135 |
| Information Security Engineers | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Level not stated | — | 2 | 2 | $123,387 | $123,387 |
| Data Scientists | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Level not stated | — | 1 | 1 | $135,998 | $135,998 |
A wage is shown against the prevailing wage for the library year the filing itself cites, not the year current today — measured against the wrong year, a correctly-filed wage reads as underpaid.
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Source: Office of Foreign Labor Certification disclosure data, US Department of Labor (public domain), and the OFLC prevailing wage library. Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.