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Caterpillar Inc. — visa sponsorship & salaries

What Caterpillar Inc. filed with the US Department of Labor to sponsor foreign workers in FY2026 Q2: how many applications, what they pay, and which roles and cities.

Certified filings
105
FY2026 Q2
Median filed wage
$111,675
per year
Typical range
$98,550 – $127,587
25th–75th percentile
Distinct job titles
62
sponsored roles

Source: US DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification, LCA disclosure data, FY2026 Q2. Government data is published roughly one quarter in arrears.

H-1B · 100E-3 Australian · 5

Most-sponsored job titles

Job titleFilingsMedian wage
Embedded Software Senior Engineer7$111,675
Control Systems Senior Engineer7$110,198
Senior Design Engineer5$107,099
Software Engineer5$115,425
Senior Software Engineer4$133,816
Embedded Software Engineer4$92,789
Global Director Minestar Operations Performance3$214,198
Lead Software Engineer3$127,587
Senior Autonomy Engineer3$127,587
LEAD TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER2$156,998
Principal Digital Architect2$160,555
Manufacturing Engineer2$95,451

Where the jobs are

WorksiteFilings
Chillicothe, IL23
CHILLICOTHE, IL21
PEORIA, IL8
Chicago, IL7
Peoria, IL7
Irving, TX6
IRVING, TX5
CHICAGO, IL5
TUCSON, AZ4
MAPLETON, IL2
PONTIAC, IL2
Mapleton, IL1
Read this before you rely on it. A certified filing is a legally binding wage attestation, but it records what an employer did, not a promise about what they will do next. Caterpillar Inc. sponsoring last quarter does not guarantee it will sponsor your role or hire you. Published data lags by roughly a quarter. Sponsorship history is evidence, never a guarantee.

How to apply to Caterpillar Inc.

  1. Target the roles they actually sponsor. Caterpillar Inc. filed most often for Embedded Software Senior Engineer in Chillicothe, IL. Match your search to the titles and cities above.
  2. Say you need sponsorship up front. Many applications ask; answer honestly. A history of filings means Caterpillar Inc. has sponsored before, and knows the process.
  3. Get past the resume filter. Sponsored roles draw hundreds of applicants and most are screened by software first. Scan your resume for the ATS problems that get it filtered out, before you apply.
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These open an external job search — a sponsorship history is not a list of current openings, and Caterpillar Inc. may not be hiring your role now. New to this? Read how H-1B sponsorship works → · Search on Google

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