Palo Alto Networks
Offered base salaries from 392 certified H-1B filings, across 15 roles in 7 metro areas.
Half of Palo Alto Networks's certified filings offered $185,099 or more.
The middle half of offers fell between $151,629 and $215,113. 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 | $201,747 | $111k – $278k | 212 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | $124,724 | $94k – $174k | 42 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | $187,692 | $105k – $296k | 36 |
| Sales Engineers | $182,000 | $102k – $216k | 21 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | $194,875 | $133k – $212k | 14 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $253,468 | $161k – $260k | 12 |
| Computer Network Architects | $155,884 | $125k – $222k | 6 |
| Data Scientists | $190,283 | $116k – $301k | 6 |
| Computer Hardware Engineers | $166,888 | $141k – $189k | 6 |
| Marketing Managers | $211,994 | $183k – $242k | 5 |
Where they hire
The same filings by worksite metro area.
| Metro area | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $199,158 | $100k – $301k | 306 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $130,010 | $102k – $229k | 41 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $189,592 | $128k – $256k | 8 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $200,000 | $165k – $220k | 7 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $211,994 | $136k – $237k | 4 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $145,330 | $105k – $174k | 4 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $163,862 | $159k – $252k | 3 |
Offers beside the local going rate
Each row compares Palo Alto Networks'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 | $211,637 | 192 | −0.7% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other — San Jose | $193,871 | 31 | +5.1% |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators — Dallas | $123,388 | 27 | +19.5% |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers — San Jose | $194,875 | 12 | +17.0% |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators — San Jose | $124,724 | 11 | −6.5% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers — San Jose | $253,468 | 9 | −13.1% |
| Sales Engineers — San Jose | $193,396 | 7 | +9.0% |
| Software Developers — Dallas | $153,830 | 6 | +15.4% |
| Data Scientists — San Jose | $190,283 | 6 | +2.8% |
| Computer Hardware Engineers — San Jose | $166,888 | 6 | −20.5% |
How this page was made
- Employer pay
- US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
- Coverage
- 392 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 Palo Alto Networks'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.