Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

Professional, Scientific & Technical Services · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2019–2026

#68 top sponsor

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.

OccupationFilingsAvg 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

Software Engineer 236 Technical Support Engineer 50 Principal Software Engineer 38 Senior Staff Software Engineer 22 DevOps Engineer 20 Staff Software Engineer 20 Sr. Software Engineer 19 Senior Software Engineer 18 Senior Staff Engineer 15 Staff Engineer 15 Senior Product Manager 14 Senior Staff Engineer Software 14

Worksite states

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

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-100-24271-368879 Software EngineerCertified Santa Clara, CA Feb 5, 2026
G-100-24271-371976 Sr Technical Support EngineerCertified PLANO, TX Feb 5, 2026
G-100-24264-354328 Principal Site Reliability EngineerCertified Plano, TX Feb 5, 2026
G-100-26031-611333 Manager, Technical Product EngineeringWithdrawn Plano, TX Feb 4, 2026
G-100-24240-298265 Sr. Technical Support EngineerCertified PLANO, TX Jan 16, 2026
G-100-24243-307075 Sr. Technical Support EngineerCertified SANTA CLARA, CA Jan 16, 2026
G-100-24221-255720 Technical Support EngineerCertified PLANO, TX Jan 16, 2026
G-100-24239-295047 Technical Support EngineerCertified Plano, TX Jan 16, 2026
G-100-24221-255249 Technical Security Systems EngineerCertified Santa Clara, CA Jan 16, 2026
G-100-24239-294990 Threat ResearcherCertified SANTA CLARA, CA Jan 16, 2026
G-100-24234-284076 Staff Software EngineerCertified Santa Clara, CA Jan 16, 2026
G-100-24232-277955 Senior IT Product ManagerCertified SANTA CLARA, CA Jan 16, 2026
G-100-24232-278102 Lead, Strategy & TransformationCertified Santa Clara, CA Jan 16, 2026
G-100-24207-220489 Staff Security ResearcherCertified SANTA CLARA, CA Dec 11, 2025
G-100-24207-220641 Staff UX DesignerCertified Santa Clara, CA Dec 11, 2025
G-100-24192-187335 Principal QA EngineerCertified SANTA CLARA, CA Dec 4, 2025
G-100-24192-184918 Professional Services Sales ConsultantCertified Santa Clara, CA Dec 2, 2025
G-100-24185-173226 Extended Expertise ConsultantCertified SANTA CLARA, CA Nov 25, 2025
G-100-25273-346153 Sr. Technical Support EngineerWithdrawn PLANO, TX Sep 30, 2025
G-100-24180-160001 Senior Data EngineerCertified SANTA CLARA, CA Sep 26, 2025

Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.