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-100-24123-952775 Senior Failure Analysis EngineerCertified Santa Clara, CA Aug 21, 2025
G-100-24135-993016 IT Software EngineerCertified Santa Clara, CA Aug 21, 2025
G-100-24136-001083 Software EngineerCertified Santa Clara, CA Aug 21, 2025
G-100-24136-999130 Software EngineerCertified Santa Clara, CA Aug 21, 2025
G-100-24136-999779 Software EngineerCertified Santa Clara, CA Aug 21, 2025
G-100-24137-003473 Software EngineerCertified Santa Clara, CA Aug 21, 2025
G-100-24128-966168 Software EngineerCertified Santa Clara, CA Aug 20, 2025
G-100-24136-999088 Software EngineerCertified Santa Clara, CA Aug 20, 2025
G-100-24136-998992 Software EngineerCertified Santa Clara, CA Aug 20, 2025
G-100-24135-995415 Software EngineerCertified Santa Clara, CA Aug 20, 2025
G-100-24129-974482 IT Software EngineerCertified Santa Clara, CA Aug 20, 2025
G-100-24128-967536 Manager Cortex Technical Customer SuccessCertified PLANO, TX Aug 20, 2025
G-100-24123-952738 Software EngineerCertified Santa Clara, CA Aug 20, 2025
G-100-24107-893083 ConsultantCertified Santa Clara, CA Aug 2, 2025
G-100-24095-856164 Technical Support EngineerCertified Plano, TX Aug 2, 2025
G-100-24095-856267 Senior AccountantCertified Santa Clara, CA Aug 2, 2025
G-100-24097-862280 Software EngineerCertified Santa Clara, CA Aug 2, 2025
G-100-24099-865186 Sr Site Reliability EngineerCertified Santa Clara, CA Aug 2, 2025
G-100-24107-891992 Manager, Strategy & TransformationCertified Santa Clara, CA Aug 2, 2025
G-100-24108-897077 Senior Staff UX DesignerCertified Santa Clara, CA Aug 2, 2025

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