U.S. Immigration Data

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PALO ALTO NETWORKS

H-1B & Green Card Sponsorship Data

Source: US Dept of Labor. Represents Base Salary only. Excludes RSUs, signing bonuses, and variable compensation. View All Salary Records

507

Total Filings

2021-Present

97.8%

Approval Rate

Certified Cases

$167,846

Median Salary

Across All Roles

+4.0%

YoY Growth

Filing Volume
Sponsorship Breakdown
25
H-1B Filings
482
Green Card Filings
95.1%
Green Card Ratio
Higher = stronger green card commitment
Recent Filing Activity
By Program Type
Program Last Filing Total (2021–Present)
H-1B May 7, 2025 19
PERM May 31, 2023 482
By Role (Most Recent)
Role Last Filing Total (2021–Present)
Regional Sales Manager, Cortex May 7, 2025 1
Corporate Development Manager Apr 4, 2025 1
Distinguished Engineer Software Aug 20, 2024 3
Product Manager Nov 14, 2023 19
IT Software Engineer Aug 10, 2023 3
Top Roles by Filings
Role Count Median Salary Min Max
Software Engineer 142 $170,866 $120,578 $276,328
Senior Engineer 56 $169,707 $111,650 $240,000
Senior Engineer, Software 23 $171,480 $126,900 $210,000
Product Manager 20 $183,942 $131,280 $252,637
Senior Staff Engineer SQA 15 $154,704 $113,110 $190,000
Site Reliability Engineer 14 $178,025 $135,000 $215,000
Technical Support Engineer 14 $112,042 $87,250 $138,000
SQA Engineer 11 $156,594 $120,300 $185,000
Software QA Engineer 9 $153,442 $108,700 $184,000
QA Engineer 8 $164,981 $133,250 $193,000
Salary Distribution (All Filings + Role Overlays)
10th Percentile

$130,000

25th Percentile

$141,378

Median (50th)

$165,000

75th Percentile

$185,697

90th Percentile

$210,000

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Filings by State (Chart)
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Median Salary by State (Chart)
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Filing Pace by Program
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Year-over-Year Statistics
Fiscal Year Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
FY 2021 125 $159,903 100.0%
FY 2022 109 $167,854 100.0%
FY 2023 135 $176,091 96.3%
FY 2024 130 $164,940 95.4%
FY 2025 8 $199,927 100.0%
Processing Time (Filing to Decision)
243
Median Days
253
Average Days
167–369
P25–P75 Range
501
Cases with Data
By Program
Program Median Days Avg Days P25–P75 Cases
H-1B 7 7 7–7 19
PERM 248 263 172–372 482
Processing Time Trend
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Data Source: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) H-1B and green card (PERM) disclosure data. Represents Base Salary only (excludes RSUs, signing bonuses, and variable compensation). Data shown for fiscal years 2021 to present. Last updated: February 13, 2026