Explore Caterpillar salaries
Explore how much Caterpillar employees make through salaries, wages, tips, bonuses, stock, commissions and more.
2818 job titles
Engineer
926 Salaries submitted
/yr
Senior Design Engineer
246 Salaries submitted
/yr
Software Engineer
227 Salaries submitted
/yr
Senior Associate Engineer
204 Salaries submitted
/yr
Senior Engineer
202 Salaries submitted
/yr
Design Engineer
199 Salaries submitted
/yr
Manufacturing Engineer
169 Salaries submitted
/yr
Mechanical Engineer
159 Salaries submitted
/yr
Intern
153 Salaries submitted
/yr
Senior Research & Development Engineer
146 Salaries submitted
/yr
Caterpillar pay FAQs
- The average Caterpillar salary in United States can vary greatly by role. Annual salaries typically range from $40,920 (or $20) for a Assembly Worker to $317,911 (or $153) for a Director. This is based on 12182 salaries submitted on Glassdoor by Caterpillar employees in United States as of July 2026.
- Here are the links to salaries by job function at Caterpillar:
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- Caterpillar employees attributed a compensation and benefits rating of 4.1/5 stars to their company.