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Caterpillar Software Engineer salaries

Pay ranges Caterpillar published in 63 open job postings for Software Engineer roles, updated Nov 15, 2026.

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Posted base pay ranges from job listings, not total compensation. Figures are in USD. How these figures are made

Caterpillar’s Software Engineer titles

  1. Software Engineer (Mid level)$128K median, $128K–$128K typical, 10 postingsSoftware Engineer (Mid level): middle half $128K–$128K, median $128K
  2. Sr. Software Engineer (Senior)$141K median, $141K–$141K typical, 3 postingsSr. Software Engineer (Senior): middle half $141K–$141K, median $141K
  3. Senior Software Engineer (Senior)$148K median, $148K–$148K typical, 13 postingsSenior Software Engineer (Senior): middle half $148K–$148K, median $148K
  4. Lead Software Engineer (Senior)$169K median, $169K–$169K typical, 20 postingsLead Software Engineer (Senior): middle half $169K–$169K, median $169K
  5. Principal Software Engineer (Principal)$194K median, $194K–$194K typical, 17 postingsPrincipal Software Engineer (Principal): middle half $194K–$194K, median $194K

Pay by level

  1. Mid level$128K median, $128K–$128K typical, 9 postingsMid level: middle half $128K–$128K, median $128K
  2. Senior$169K median, $148K–$169K typical, 35 postingsSenior: middle half $148K–$169K, median $169K
  3. Principal$194K median, $194K–$194K typical, 17 postingsPrincipal: middle half $194K–$194K, median $194K

Locations

  1. United States · $169K median, 61 postings
  2. Texas · $169K median, 35 postings
  3. Irving, TX · $169K median, 35 postings
  4. Illinois · $148K median, 16 postings
  5. Chicago, IL · $148K median, 16 postings
  6. Slovakia · 2 postings
  7. Košice Region, Slovakia · 2 postings
  8. Košice, Slovakia · 2 postings

Newest Caterpillar Software Engineer postings

  1. Principal Software Engineer - Robotics & Physical AI SimulationCaterpillar · Irving, TX · $148K–$240K/yr · Posted Nov 6, 2026
  2. Principal Software Engineer - Simulation Data, Validation & InfrastructureCaterpillar · Irving, TX · $148K–$240K/yr · Posted Nov 6, 2026
  3. Lead Software Engineer - JavaCaterpillar · Košice, Slovakia · €52.8K/yr · Posted Oct 14, 2026
  4. Software Engineer - GEN AICaterpillar · Košice, Slovakia · €33K/yr · Posted Sep 28, 2026
  5. Software Engineer (Autonomy Services)Caterpillar · Irving, TX · $97.5K–$158K/yr · Posted Sep 27, 2026
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