Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
H-1B pay data: 1,818 certified positions, FY2023–FY2026.
1,818
certified positions
$179,588
Median pay
$148,313
25th pct
$208,441
75th pct
$226,158
90th pct
$122,548
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are
employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not
people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our
disclaimer & terms.
Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated October 2026
Salaries by job title
| Job title | Filings | Median salary | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Principal Engineer Software | 119 | $211,637 | $184,641 – $220,895 |
| Principal Software Engineer | 116 | $208,536 | $178,086 – $216,258 |
| Senior Staff Software Engineer | 97 | $177,932 | $155,400 – $184,600 |
| Senior Staff Engineer Software | 95 | $179,396 | $161,517 – $182,994 |
| Staff Software Engineer | 45 | $148,313 | $129,160 – $151,361 |
| Senior Technical Support Engineer, Focused Services | 41 | $118,685 | $107,886 – $145,000 |
| Senior Product Manager | 39 | $195,437 | $170,021 – $211,987 |
| Principal Engineer | 27 | $202,809 | $186,034 – $215,571 |
| Senior Manager, Software Engineering | 27 | $252,430 | $210,888 – $269,111 |
| Principal Site Reliability Engineer | 26 | $187,155 | $145,431 – $206,050 |
| Senior Principal Software Engineer | 25 | $237,748 | $226,158 – $246,301 |
| Senior Staff Engineer | 25 | $177,932 | $158,894 – $182,252 |
| Manager, Software Engineering | 24 | $226,158 | $172,199 – $229,417 |
| Senior Technical Support Engineer | 24 | $108,925 | $103,039 – $138,893 |
| Senior Principal Engineer Software | 17 | $234,447 | $226,158 – $256,033 |
| Principal DevOps Engineer | 16 | $188,928 | $148,490 – $205,000 |
| Software Engineer | 16 | $148,334 | $121,261 – $225,111 |
| Senior Technical Marketing Engineer | 15 | $187,741 | $158,502 – $200,400 |
| Senior Technical Support Engineer, Platinum Support | 15 | $126,149 | $112,767 – $137,720 |
| Senior Staff IT Software Engineer | 14 | $195,548 | $178,350 – $201,747 |
| Senior Staff DevOps Engineer | 13 | $161,063 | $157,434 – $190,421 |
| Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer | 13 | $183,881 | $169,590 – $191,577 |
| Principal Product Manager | 12 | $211,119 | $179,417 – $228,256 |
| Senior Customer Success Engineer | 12 | $150,800 | $121,456 – $200,000 |
| Staff Engineer, Software | 12 | $148,591 | $125,493 – $151,556 |
Showing the top 25 of 150 job titles.
Typical range = 10th to 90th percentile of offered salaries.
$177,932
Median prevailing wage
Sponsorship score: 79 / 100 — Steady sponsor
How consistently this employer sponsors foreign workers, from public DOL filings. Score = volume (40) + trend (20) + denial rate (20) + consistency (10) + H-1B-to-PERM conversion (10). Full formula →
1,818
H-1B LCA filings
721
PERM certifications
1.1%
PERM denial rate
4 of 4
Years filing
0.40
PERM per H-1B filing
Components: volume 27 · trend 15 · denial 20 · consistency 10 · conversion 8. FY24 → FY25 filings rising (+47%); FY26 is partial and not scored. Counts are filings, not people. Scores describe filing history only — they are not a prediction about any individual case.
$122,548$179,588 median$226,158
Quarterly median pay 2022-Q4 → 2026-Q2 · ▲ 3.8%
Wage-level mix DOL prevailing-wage levels on these filings
Level I · Entry — 7 (2%), med $105,000Level II · Qualified — 87 (19%), med $141,024Level III · Experienced — 25 (5%), med $170,914Level IV · Fully competent — 347 (74%), med $190,000
Pay by role
| Role | Positions | Median | Vs prevailing wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 915 | $187,178 | +1% · Around prevailing wage |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244 | 211 | $122,000 | +6% · Above prevailing wage |
| Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 15-1299 | 138 | $172,536 | +0% · Around prevailing wage |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021 | 86 | $228,856 | +0% · Around prevailing wage |
| Sales Engineers 41-9031 | 82 | $171,448 | +7% · Above prevailing wage |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 | 77 | $177,932 | +8% · Above prevailing wage |
| Information Security Analysts 15-1212 | 40 | $153,146 | +5% · Above prevailing wage |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists 15-1221 | 30 | $181,454 | +0% · Around prevailing wage |
| Computer Network Architects 15-1241 | 30 | $161,936 | +3% · Around prevailing wage |
| Marketing Managers 11-2021 | 27 | $215,910 | +1% · Around prevailing wage |
| Data Scientists 15-2051 | 21 | $170,000 | +1% · Around prevailing wage |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1211 | 18 | $159,416 | +6% · Above prevailing wage |
| Computer Hardware Engineers 17-2061 | 17 | $166,888 | +2% · Around prevailing wage |
| Computer Network Support Specialists 15-1231 | 15 | $120,291 | +17% · Above prevailing wage |
| General and Operations Managers 11-1021 | 13 | $214,773 | +1% · Around prevailing wage |
| Industrial Engineers 17-2112 | 10 | $146,192 | +3% · Around prevailing wage |
| Sales Managers 11-2022 | 9 | $216,895 | — |
| Management Analysts 13-1111 | 8 | $206,738 | — |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers 11-9041 | 8 | $209,712 | — |
| Operations Research Analysts 15-2031 | 8 | $164,894 | — |
| Accountants and Auditors 13-2011 | 5 | $115,630 | — |
| Web and Digital Interface Designers 15-1255 | 5 | $137,700 | — |
| Financial Managers 11-3031 | 5 | $209,386 | — |
| Project Management Specialists 13-1082 | 5 | $173,733 | — |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 13-1161 | 5 | $153,222 | — |
Pay by state
| State | Positions | Median |
|---|---|---|
| California | 1,466 | $184,610 |
| Texas | 210 | $127,379 |
| Washington | 28 | $162,780 |
| North Carolina | 18 | $144,600 |
| New Jersey | 18 | $155,681 |
| New York | 17 | $169,229 |
| Virginia | 13 | $109,622 |
| Illinois | 7 | $170,021 |
| Georgia | 7 | $146,328 |
| Florida | 4 | $141,976 |
| Utah | 4 | $127,500 |
| Maryland | 3 | $145,330 |
| Massachusetts | 3 | $126,818 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | $117,416 |
| Arizona | 2 | $153,140 |
About the prevailing-wage column. It compares the median offered wage for each role with the median DOL prevailing wage for that employer and role. Both medians mix job levels and worksite locations, so a negative gap does not mean any individual case paid below its required prevailing wage — it describes the mix of filings, not compliance. See our disclaimer & terms.
All filings
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. has 1,818 certified H-1B filings (FY2023–FY2026). The table below lists every case — job title, base salary, location, submit date and start date. Case data loads on demand, only when you open this section.