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-21076-63173 | Manager, SW Engineering | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Feb 3, 2023 |
| A-22038-08011 | Sr Staff Engineer | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Feb 2, 2023 |
| A-22004-93132 | Principal Site Reliability Engineer | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Jan 27, 2023 |
| A-22056-16162 | Principal, Corporate Strategy | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Jan 27, 2023 |
| A-22035-07331 | Senior Staff Engineer Software | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Jan 25, 2023 |
| A-22034-06707 | Principal Engineer Software | Certified - Expired | San Francisco, CA | Jan 25, 2023 |
| A-22004-93194 | Senior Technical Support Engineer | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Jan 24, 2023 |
| A-22033-06345 | Product Line Manager | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Jan 24, 2023 |
| A-22052-13979 | Staff Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Jan 24, 2023 |
| A-22023-01460 | Senior Principal Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Jan 19, 2023 |
| A-22033-06673 | Staff Engineer | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Jan 19, 2023 |
| A-21089-68060 | Senior Staff Engineer Software | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Jan 19, 2023 |
| A-22019-99503 | Principal Engineer | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Jan 12, 2023 |
| A-22034-06780 | Senior Staff Engineer SQA | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Jan 12, 2023 |
| A-22017-98685 | Technical Support Engineer | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Jan 12, 2023 |
| A-22034-06784 | Software Engineer in Test, PanOS | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Jan 12, 2023 |
| A-22038-08014 | Senior Staff Researcher | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Jan 12, 2023 |
| A-21363-91992 | Senior Staff SQA Engineer | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Dec 27, 2022 |
| A-22076-26621 | Senior Customer Success Engineer | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Dec 23, 2022 |
| A-22048-12733 | Senior Staff SW Engineer (SD Branch Platform and Module) | Certified - Expired | SANTA CLARA, CA | Dec 22, 2022 |
Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.