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-20342-29916 | Sr Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Jun 14, 2021 |
| A-20309-16753 | Software QA Engineer | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Jun 14, 2021 |
| A-20337-28015 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Jun 10, 2021 |
| A-20321-21796 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Jun 10, 2021 |
| A-20308-16398 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Jun 10, 2021 |
| A-20308-16265 | Systems Engineer | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Jun 10, 2021 |
| A-20335-26656 | Sr. Technical Support Engineer | Certified - Expired | Plano, TX | Jun 9, 2021 |
| A-20304-15073 | Sr. Hardware Engineer | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Jun 9, 2021 |
| A-20301-13474 | Senior Staff QA Engineer | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Jun 9, 2021 |
| A-20273-05204 | Staff Security Researcher | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Jun 9, 2021 |
| A-20217-84376 | Staff Security Researcher | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Jun 9, 2021 |
| A-20329-25376 | Sr. Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Jun 8, 2021 |
| A-20314-18873 | Sr. Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Jun 8, 2021 |
| A-20323-22928 | Sr. Research Engineer | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Jun 4, 2021 |
| A-20311-17944 | Sr. Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Jun 4, 2021 |
| A-20274-06011 | Sr. Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Jun 4, 2021 |
| A-20323-22446 | Staff Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Jun 1, 2021 |
| A-20295-12247 | Sr. Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | May 26, 2021 |
| A-20273-05562 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | May 25, 2021 |
| A-20294-11763 | Sr. Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | May 24, 2021 |
Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.