Palo Alto Networks — 3,836 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 577
- Filings · FY2025
- $183k
- Median base · FY2025
- Principal Software Engineer
- Top role · 163 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 3,264 all-time
Palo Alto Networks filed 577 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 20% from the year before), with a median base salary of $183k and the middle 50% of offers between $151k and $215k. That is 13% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 3,836 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Principal Software Engineer in California.
How much does Palo Alto Networks pay H-1B workers?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $183k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Palo Alto Networks's H-1B hiring changed by year?
136 certified filings in FY2016 → 427 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 427 | −26% | $180k |
| FY2025 | 577 | +20% | $183k |
| FY2024 | 480 | +42% | $178k |
| FY2023 | 337 | −24% | $172k |
| FY2022 | 445 | −9% | $169k |
| FY2021 | 487 | +108% | $160k |
| FY2020 | 234 | −27% | $148k |
| FY2019 | 320 | +42% | $145k |
| FY2018 | 225 | +34% | $138k |
| FY2017 | 168 | +24% | $130k |
| FY2016 | 136 | — | $120k |
Which wage levels does Palo Alto Networks file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 65% of Palo Alto Networks's filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.
Share of 1,939 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I2.9%57
- Level II32.2%624
- Level III16.1%312
- Level IV48.8%946
What jobs does Palo Alto Networks sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles. Open a title for Palo Alto Networks's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Principal Software Engineer | 163 | $204k |
| Principal Engineer Software | 139 | $209k |
| Senior Staff Software Engineer | 139 | $178k |
| Staff Software Engineer | 114 | $143k |
| Software Engineer | 107 | $130k |
| Technical Support Engineer | 101 | $87k |
| Senior Staff Engineer Software | 99 | $178k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 70 | $165k |
| Senior Product Manager | 62 | $194k |
| Senior Staff Engineer | 61 | $160k |
Where does Palo Alto Networks hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 3,264 | $169k |
| TX | 409 | $115k |
| WA | 32 | $157k |
| NY | 24 | $153k |
| NC | 22 | $144k |
| NJ | 18 | $151k |
| VA | 16 | $110k |
| FL | 7 | $178k |
| GA | 6 | $135k |
| IL | 5 | $132k |
What has Palo Alto Networks filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 3,836 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Palo Alto Networks's H-1B filings
- How much does Palo Alto Networks pay H-1B workers?
- Palo Alto Networks's median certified H-1B base salary is $183k (FY2025), from 577 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Palo Alto Networks sponsor?
- Palo Alto Networks has 3,836 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Palo Alto Networks sponsor for H-1B?
- Palo Alto Networks's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Principal Software Engineer, Principal Engineer Software, Senior Staff Software Engineer, Staff Software Engineer.
- Where does Palo Alto Networks hire H-1B workers?
- Palo Alto Networks's top H-1B worksite states are CA, TX, WA, NY.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →