Palo Alto Networks Software Engineer salary

Based on 530 H-1B filings by Palo Alto Networks, Inc., fiscal years 2025–2026. Base salary only.

Also listed as: Software Developer, Software Development Engineer, SDE

Median salary$189,980
Middle 50%$172.9k–$215.1k
vs. all employers+36%comparison median $139,194
Filings530FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $122,390 and $267,778.
PercentileSalary
10th$150,394
25th$172,931
50th (median)$189,980
75th$215,113
90th$226,158

Salary by year

Median salary

$130k $170k $210k FY2020: median $150,000 (120 filings) FY2021: median $168,672 (232 filings) FY2022: median $180,000 (232 filings) FY2023: median $188,750 (159 filings) FY2024: median $179,822 (227 filings) FY2025: median $199,092 (312 filings) FY2026: median $186,491 (218 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 120 filings FY20 FY2021: 232 filings FY21 FY2022: 232 filings FY22 FY2023: 159 filings FY23 FY2024: 227 filings FY24 FY2025: 312 filings FY25 FY2026: 218 filings FY26 312
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$150,000$127,863$170,872120
FY2021$168,672$137,895$179,133232
FY2022$180,000$150,880$190,000232
FY2023$188,750$165,436$200,000159
FY2024$179,822$174,700$208,632227
FY2025$199,092$179,822$216,258312
FY2026$186,491$162,983$213,210218

By state

California
$194,320
Texas
$162,053
Washington
$166,531
North Carolina
$140,277
New York
$219,432

Bar length: number of filings (California 496). Figure: average salary in that state.

By city

Santa Clara, CA$193,140 · 482 filings

Cities with at least 10 filings. Figure: median salary.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Level I · Entry too few 1
Level II · Qualified $172,931 11
Level III · Experienced too few 4
Level IV · Fully competent $226,158 43

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Questions

How much does a software engineer make at Palo Alto Networks?

In H-1B filings, Palo Alto Networks, Inc.'s median base salary for Software Engineer is $189,980; half of filings fall between $172,931 and $215,113. Bonus and stock are not included.

Does Palo Alto Networks sponsor H-1B visas for software engineers?

Yes. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. filed 530 certified Labor Condition Applications for this role in FY2025–FY2026. A filing is a step before the visa petition, not an approval.

Which job titles are included?

Filings are grouped by occupation code 15-1252 (Software Developers), so this page covers every job title Palo Alto Networks filed under that code.

Where does this data come from?

The U.S. Department of Labor's public LCA disclosure files, updated every quarter. Methodology