Fortinet
Offered base salaries from 125 certified H-1B filings, across 6 roles in 6 metro areas.
Half of Fortinet's certified filings offered $152,831 or more.
The middle half of offers fell between $133,432 and $187,741. Offered base salary excludes equity and bonus — read every figure on this page as a floor on total pay, not an average.
What they hire for
Offered base salary by occupation, nationwide, ordered by filing volume.
| Role | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | $165,000 | $107k – $305k | 60 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | $125,000 | $80k – $165k | 23 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | $150,000 | $124k – $235k | 17 |
| Sales Engineers | $166,899 | $94k – $200k | 7 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $193,969 | $170k – $255k | 5 |
| Web and Digital Interface Designers | $195,710 | $155k – $197k | 3 |
Where they hire
The same filings by worksite metro area.
| Metro area | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $163,010 | $115k – $305k | 90 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $102,003 | $80k – $125k | 9 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $138,902 | $138k – $190k | 5 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $106,558 | $83k – $190k | 3 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $150,758 | $145k – $170k | 3 |
| Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $125,000 | $123k – $150k | 3 |
Offers beside the local going rate
Each row compares Fortinet's median offer with the median for everyone in that occupation and metro, from federal wage statistics.
| Role — Metro | Median offer | Filings | vs. market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers — San Jose | $172,931 | 49 | −18.9% |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers — San Jose | $150,000 | 17 | −9.9% |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators — San Jose | $139,443 | 9 | +4.6% |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators — Dallas | $110,000 | 8 | +6.5% |
How this page was made
- Employer pay
- US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
- Coverage
- 125 certified full-time H-1B filings. Groups under 3 filings are excluded throughout.
- Market comparison
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
Filings state the offered base salary at time of application; equity and bonus are not recorded, and visa-sponsored hiring skews toward larger employers and technical roles — this page describes Fortinet's visa filings, not its whole workforce. Employer names are normalised from filing entities, so figures cover the filing entity named above. We take no payment from employers for how any figure is presented, and corrections are welcome at press@salaryalmanac.com.