H-1B and green card employer
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Santa Clara, CA NAICS 541511
Palo Alto Networks's new-hire H-1B offers average 2.1 lottery entries, against 2.1 for all employers.
522certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$181,454median offer · middle half $151k to $213k
11%427 vs. 482 LCAs, Oct 2025 to Jun 2026 vs. a year earlier
137certified green card (PERM) cases, FY2026 to Jun 2026
Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27
Lottery entries at Palo Alto Networks's offers
283 new-employment LCAs · OFLC 2026-27Of every 100 new-employment filings at Palo Alto Networks:
36 get one entry, incl. 14 under Level I
29 get two entries
22 get three entries
13 get four entries
Compared with all employers
1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry
How this is calculated
New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.
On the 2025-26 table, used for the March 2026 registration, the same offers average 2.1 entries (16% at Level IV).
Level stated vs level reached
all certified LCAs vs new-employment offersThe level an employer writes on the LCA is the prevailing-wage floor it chose for the job. The salary it offers can sit higher. The lottery counts the salary.
1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry
How this is calculated
New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.
What Palo Alto Networks offers
522 certified LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 2 LCAs = 5 LCAs
$10,000 bands, coloured by the level each salary reaches for its own job and area.
By fiscal year
October to September · hatched: FY2026 to Jun 2026Certified H-1B LCAs
427 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Median offer
$180,019 FY2026
Certified green card cases
137 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Jobs and worksites
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 272 | $188,161 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 57 | $123,547 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 35 | $195,000 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 22 | $232,014 |
| Sales Engineers | 19 | $177,637 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 16 | $171,417 |
| Information Security Analysts | 15 | $178,951 |
| Computer Network Architects | 10 | $161,835 |
Top worksite cities
| City | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara, CA | 405 | $188,998 |
| Plano, TX | 36 | $114,788 |
| Seattle, WA | 8 | $197,787 |
| New York, NY | 5 | $206,946 |
| Reston, VA | 5 | $108,020 |
Green card (PERM) labor certifications
by fiscal year of decision| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Median offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 126 | 0 | $184,080 |
| FY2024 | 134 | 4 | $164,675 |
| FY2025 | 325 | 0 | $161,737 |
| FY2026 to Jun 2026 | 137 | 3 | $150,630 |
Review takes about a year, so a pause in filing shows up a year later. Medians only for years with 3 or more certifications.
Recent certified LCAs
latest 25 · salary is the low end of the offered range| Job title | Salary | Entries |
|---|---|---|
| Principal AI Tooling Engineer | $198,142 | |
| Senior IT Software Engineer | $106,885 | |
| Lead, Cortex GTM Strategy & OPS | $199,553 | |
| Manager / Senior Manager, Engineering (AI Posture) | $229,050 | |
| Principal ASIC Design Verification Engineer | $179,424 | |
| Principal DevOps Engineer | $156,935 | |
| Senior Manager, Network Security Services | $143,790 | |
| SAP Basis And Security Administrator | $120,628 | |
| Senior Technical Support Engineer, Platinum Support | $107,399 | |
| Principal IT Software Engineer | $205,462 | |
| Principal Machine Learning Engineer | $207,282 | |
| Senior Staff IT Data Engineer | $166,573 | |
| Principal Technical Program Manager | $210,849 | – |
| Principal Machine Learning Engineer | $207,282 | |
| Senior Staff Software Engineer in Test | $157,632 | |
| Senior Manager, Software Engineering | $229,050 | |
| Principal MarTech AI Engineer | $205,462 | |
| Senior Customer Success Engineer | $128,381 | |
| Solutions Consultant 2 | $171,372 | |
| Principal Software Engineer | $198,142 | |
| Principal Software Automation/Test Engineer | $147,232 | |
| Principal Engineer Software | $190,279 | |
| Principal Site Reliability Engineer | $200,141 | |
| Principal SW Engineer, Go-To-Market (GTM) and CX Products | $197,991 | |
| Principal Software Automation/Test Engineer | $190,279 |