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Caterpillar · Compensation intelligence · Updated Oct 12, 2026
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Explore Software Engineer compensation at Caterpillar. Explore pay measurements, sample coverage and company-specific levels.

Fortune 500 · #65 · 2026

Total compensation · median$130,57726 samples · United States
Base salary · same cohort$123,000Matching base-pay statistic
Annual cash bonus · same cohort$10,000Matching bonus statistic
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Software Engineer · Caterpillar · United States

For Software Engineer at Caterpillar in United States, the median annual total compensation is USD $130,577. The sample denominator is 26 published source samples. Measurement period: Source rolling window; compensation year not disclosed.

Median annual base salary · same cohort
USD $123,000
Median annual cash bonus · same cohort
USD $10,000
Median annual equity · same cohort
USD $0

Published total compensation is shown with components only from this exact source cohort. Component medians may not add to the total.

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Software Engineer · Caterpillar · United States

For Software Engineer at Caterpillar in United States, the median annual total compensation is USD $210,000. The sample denominator is 5 published source samples. Measurement period: Source rolling window; compensation year not disclosed.

Median annual base salary · same cohort
USD $194,000
Median annual cash bonus · same cohort
USD $40,000
Median annual equity · same cohort
USD $0

Published total compensation is shown with components only from this exact source cohort. Component medians may not add to the total.

Coverage refreshed . Refresh dates can differ from when compensation was earned or wages were offered.

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Only public source benchmarks with at least five samples and a disclosed median appear here. Samples can overlap and are never added into an employee total. Source sampling methods apply; published sample counts are not guaranteed to represent unique employees. Missing pay components stay undisclosed. Methodology.

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15 measurements
ROLE / LEVELTOTAL COMPBASE SALARYSTOCK / YEARCASH BONUSCONTEXT
Software EngineerAll reported levelsUnited States
$130,577USD · Median$123,000$0$10,000Median compensation26 samplesSource rolling window; compensation year not disclosed · Oct 12, 2026
Software EngineerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations
$210,000USD · Median———Median compensationSample undisclosedSource rolling window; compensation year not disclosed · Oct 12, 2026
Software EngineerAll reported levelsUnited States
$210,000USD · Median$194,000$0$40,000Median compensation5 samplesSource rolling window; compensation year not disclosed · Oct 12, 2026
Software EngineerGrade 21United States
$109,666USD · Mean———Mean compensation10 samplesSource rolling window; compensation year not disclosed · Oct 12, 2026
Software EngineerGrade 24United States
$192,000USD · Mean———Mean compensation5 samplesSource rolling window; compensation year not disclosed · Oct 12, 2026
Software EngineerGrade 22United States
$140,402USD · Mean———Mean compensation9 samplesSource rolling window; compensation year not disclosed · Oct 12, 2026
Software EngineerGrade 23United States
$158,054USD · Mean———Mean compensation16 samplesSource rolling window; compensation year not disclosed · Oct 12, 2026
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United States · Source rolling window; compensation year not disclosed

Cash and equity, in context.

Each amount is the published statistic for this matching cohort. Components may not sum to total compensation.

Base salary$123,00026 samples
Cash bonus$10,00026 samples
Annual equity$026 samples
Total compensation$130,57726 samples
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Published salary aggregates15 benchmark records · refreshed Oct 12, 2026
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4 supported pay benchmarks. Total-compensation benchmarks include components when the same reported group supplies a breakdown. Base-pay benchmarks describe salary or offered wages; stock and bonus may be unavailable. Missing components stay undisclosed.

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This coverage was last refreshed Oct 12, 2026. Each row shows its own measurement period. A collection date can differ from the year when compensation was earned or a wage was offered.

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