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Design Engineer at Caterpillar Inc.: H-1B salaries

18 labor condition applications for the job title Design Engineer at Caterpillar Inc.. Median offered base salary $96,460; middle half $92,492–$104,282.

Applications (LCAs)18
Median offered salary$96,460
Middle half of salaries$92,492–$104,282
10th–90th percentile$85,074–$107,455

By fiscal year

Fiscal yearLCAsMedian salary
FY20231$105,000
FY20243$92,227
FY202512$96,460
FY20262$105,206

Applications

Base salaryLocationSubmittedStart dateStatus
$108,285–$111,371
Level IV		Pontiac, ILApr 10, 2026Aug 27, 2026Certified
$102,128–$113,014
Level II		Tucson, AZNov 19, 2025Jan 16, 2026Certified
$107,099–$113,568
Level II		Chillicothe, ILAug 26, 2025Aug 26, 2025Certified
$85,405–$110,639
Level II		Chillicothe, ILAug 21, 2025Sep 10, 2025Certified
$95,680–$110,738
Level II		Chillicothe, ILAug 20, 2025Feb 6, 2026Certified
$95,680–$98,000
Level II		Chillicothe, ILJul 30, 2025Sep 1, 2025Certified
$107,099–$113,568
Level II		Chillicothe, ILJul 22, 2025Jul 24, 2025Certified
$95,680–$110,456
Level II		Chillicothe, ILJul 22, 2025Nov 12, 2025Certified
$116,771–$117,929
Level III		Chicago, ILJun 30, 2025Jul 7, 2025Certified
$84,302–$100,900
Level II		Decatur, ILMay 27, 2025May 27, 2025Certified
$74,568–$112,348
Level II		Pontiac, ILMar 24, 2025May 1, 2025Certified
$97,240–$99,911
Level II		Tucson, AZFeb 20, 2025Jul 31, 2025Certified
$97,240–$117,681
Level II		Tucson, AZDec 11, 2024May 9, 2025Certified
$100,298–$114,342
Level II		Chillicothe, ILNov 25, 2024May 8, 2025Certified
$87,339–$95,640
Level II		Montgomery, ILMay 21, 2024May 22, 2024Certified
$92,227–$100,500
Level II		Tucson, AZMar 15, 2024Jul 18, 2024Certified
$93,288–$100,450
Level II		Chillicothe, ILFeb 23, 2024May 8, 2024Certified
$105,000
Level II		Chillicothe, ILNov 21, 2022Dec 1, 2022Certified

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Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).