Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Professional, Scientific & Technical Services · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2019–2026
Overview
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is a Professional, Scientific & Technical Services employer that has filed 963 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2026. That places it #68 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 684 were certified (71% approval rate), taking about 349 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Software Developers, with most worksites in CA, and the median sponsored wage is $162,521.
963
PERM filings
71%
approval
6
denied
$162,521
median wage
349d
avg processing
Worker background
Across 540 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (77%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)
Top countries of origin
- India418
- China73
- Pakistan8
- Israel5
- Australia5
- Mexico4
- Taiwan4
- Vietnam3
- Canada3
- Ukraine2
Prior visa status
- H-1B499
- L-117
- F-112
- TN4
- H-43
- E-33
- H-1B11
- L-21
Education
- Master's408
- Bachelor's114
- Doctorate10
- None6
- Other2
PERM filings by year
Occupations & job titles
The occupations Palo Alto Networks, Inc. most often sponsors, with average wages.
| Occupation | Filings | Avg wage |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 312 | $163,837 |
| Software Developers, Systems Software | 162 | $167,989 |
| Software Developers, Applications | 76 | $161,693 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 42 | $120,417 |
| Computer Network Support Specialists | 39 | $101,761 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 36 | $161,612 |
| Information Security Analysts | 34 | $150,707 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 29 | $207,088 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 26 | $162,045 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 25 | $167,872 |
Common job titles
Wage range
$138,000
25th
$162,521
median
$184,662
75th
$199,550
90th
Law firms used
- FRAGOMEN, DEL REY, BERNSEN & LOEWY, LLP414
- Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy, LLP397
- Minami Tamaki LLP134
- Fragomen, Del Ray, Bernsen Loewy, LLP9
- FRAGOMEN, DEL REY, BERNSEN&LOEWY, LLP3
- FRAGOMEN,DELREY,BERNSEN&LOEWY,LLP2
Recent filings
| Case | Job title | Status | Worksite | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-22103-40153 | Senior Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Mar 28, 2023 |
| A-22146-61405 | Principal Engineer Software | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Mar 13, 2023 |
| A-22116-45972 | Radio Frequency Test Engineer-Hardware | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Mar 3, 2023 |
| A-22116-45947 | Azure CTO | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Mar 3, 2023 |
| A-22140-58369 | Senior Staff Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Feb 24, 2023 |
| A-21326-76376 | Staff Engineer SQA | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Feb 24, 2023 |
| A-21323-75567 | Technical Marketing Engineer | Certified - Expired | Plano, TX | Feb 21, 2023 |
| A-21299-63340 | Firewall Engineer | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Feb 21, 2023 |
| A-21299-63326 | Staff Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Feb 21, 2023 |
| A-21343-83914 | Sr Staff Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Feb 21, 2023 |
| A-22017-98697 | Principal Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Feb 21, 2023 |
| A-22017-98772 | Principal Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Feb 21, 2023 |
| A-22034-06747 | Full Stack Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Feb 21, 2023 |
| A-21322-74864 | Principal Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Feb 21, 2023 |
| A-22034-06751 | Principal Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Feb 21, 2023 |
| A-22036-07844 | Sr Staff Engineer Software | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Feb 21, 2023 |
| A-22070-23242 | Senior Staff Engineer | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Feb 21, 2023 |
| A-22110-43177 | Staff Engineer | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Feb 21, 2023 |
| A-21314-70709 | Distinguished Engineer, Prisma Access | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Feb 21, 2023 |
| A-21314-70807 | Principal SQA Engineer | Withdrawn | Santa Clara, CA | Feb 21, 2023 |
Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.