PALO ALTO NETWORKS
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- Professional Services · est. 3,227 U.S. employees
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- Professional Services · est. 3,227 U.S. employees
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- Professional Services · est. 3,227 U.S. employees
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- Professional Services · est. 3,227 U.S. employees
- Layoff notices are withheld from this panel (WARN coverage 35.7% of 255 state-year cells < 60%) → see the WARN notices tab. Coverage gate
- History, not a hiring promise.
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The same for every question above, so it is shown once here. Ranks count filings, never opinions; each card names what it counted and the group it was ranked against.
Public record data. PERM PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ and LCA LCA — Labor Condition Application (ETA-9035) Employer's legally binding wage promise to DOL, required before employing H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 workersJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOL (you are here)Cap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)One filing can cover MANY positions — filing counts ≠ worker counts (employers over-file for lottery/relocations); not a visaCommon path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filing data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure files. Methodology →
Filings over time
How many green-card filings PALO ALTO NETWORKS has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.
What this means
PALO ALTO NETWORKS applied to sponsor 1,303 workers for green cards between 2008 and 2026. A green card application is what an employer files to help a worker stay in the U.S. permanently.
Important: everything on this page is derived from public U.S. Department of Labor records. It is not a statement of fraud, wrongdoing, or hiring intent. It describes observable filing patterns only.
Offered wages on this employer’s filings
Median annual wage this employer offered, by occupation and fiscal year, over its own PERM PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filings — beside the prevailing wage the U.S. Department of Labor determined on the same filings. Two separate figures, never a ratio. Hourly, weekly, bi-weekly and monthly wages are converted to an annual figure using the unit DOL printed for that wage. Methodology →
14 further roles in this employer’s most recent complete year are not shown: fewer than five filings per role, which is too few to publish a wage without describing individual people.
| Occupation | Fiscal year | Green-card filings | Median offered | Median prevailing | Wage level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers 15-1252.00 | FY2026 partial | 76 | $169,660median of 76 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Sales Engineers 41-9031.00 | FY2026 partial | 13 | $179,963median of 13 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Information Security Analysts 15-1212.00 | FY2026 partial | 9 | $134,352median of 9 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Computer Network Support Specialists 15-1231.00 | FY2026 partial | 9 | $116,648median of 9 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Project Management Specialists 13-1082.00 | FY2026 partial | 7 | $160,923median of 7 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244.00 | FY2026 partial | 5 | $128,800median of 5 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Software Developers 15-1252.00 | FY2025 | 210 | $167,149median of 210 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Computer Network Support Specialists 15-1231.00 | FY2025 | 25 | $94,224median of 25 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244.00 | FY2025 | 16 | $114,254median of 16 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1211.00 | FY2025 | 12 | $154,973median of 12 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Information Security Analysts 15-1212.00 | FY2025 | 8 | $166,067median of 8 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Marketing Managers 11-2021.00 | FY2025 | 7 | $187,866median of 7 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021.00 | FY2025 | 7 | $239,200median of 7 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253.00 | FY2025 | 7 | $164,800median of 7 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Sales Engineers 41-9031.00 | FY2025 | 7 | $153,174median of 7 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Data Scientists 15-2051.00 | FY2025 | 5 | $156,853median of 5 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Software Developers 15-1252.00 | FY2024 | 48 | $167,149median of 48 filings | $160,485median of 48 filings | Level II |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253.00 | FY2024 | 18 | $164,800median of 18 filings | $164,050median of 18 filings | Level IV |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1211.00 | FY2024 | 9 | $160,000median of 9 filings | $141,086median of 9 filings | Level III |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244.00 | FY2024 | 6 | $115,357median of 6 filings | $115,357median of 6 filings | Level IV |
| Information Security Analysts 15-1212.00 | FY2024 | 5 | $165,860median of 5 filings | $131,290median of 5 filings | Level II |
| Sales Engineers 41-9031 | FY2024 | 5 | $173,650median of 5 filings | $171,350median of 5 filings | Level IV |
| Software Developers, Systems Software 15-1133 | FY2023 | 47 | $185,000median of 47 filings | $184,080median of 47 filings | Level IV |
| Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 15-1199 | FY2023 | 25 | $179,750median of 25 filings | $168,834median of 25 filings | Level IV |
| Software Developers, Applications 15-1132 | FY2023 | 15 | $184,080median of 15 filings | $184,080median of 15 filings | Level IV |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021 | FY2023 | 7 | $193,731median of 7 filings | $193,731median of 7 filings | Level II |
| Information Security Analysts 15-1122 | FY2023 | 6 | $128,445median of 6 filings | $124,051median of 6 filings | Level I |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1121 | FY2023 | 5 | $148,060median of 5 filings | $133,973median of 5 filings | Level IV |
| Software Developers, Systems Software 15-1133 | FY2022 | 42 | $158,750median of 42 filings | $130,894median of 42 filings | Level II |
| Software Developers, Applications 15-1132 | FY2022 | 26 | $170,872median of 26 filings | $154,477median of 26 filings | Level IV |
| Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 15-1199 | FY2022 | 13 | $145,950median of 13 filings | $116,043median of 13 filings | Level II |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021 | FY2022 | 6 | $174,753median of 6 filings | $157,775median of 6 filings | Level IV |
| Software Developers, Systems Software 15-1133 | FY2021 | 54 | $159,375median of 54 filings | $145,725median of 54 filings | Level II |
| Software Developers, Applications 15-1132 | FY2021 | 21 | $150,200median of 21 filings | $128,441median of 21 filings | Level II |
| Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 15-1199 | FY2021 | 15 | $163,800median of 15 filings | $116,147median of 15 filings | Level II |
| Information Security Analysts 15-1122 | FY2021 | 5 | $140,600median of 5 filings | $106,267median of 5 filings | Level II |
| Computer Network Architects 15-1143 | FY2021 | 5 | $151,200median of 5 filings | $122,658median of 5 filings | Level II |
| Software Developers, Systems Software 15-1133 | FY2020 | 18 | $149,682median of 18 filings | $138,770median of 18 filings | Level II |
| Software Developers, Applications 15-1132 | FY2020 | 13 | $145,000median of 13 filings | $126,229median of 13 filings | Level II |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1142 | FY2020 | 7 | $91,700median of 7 filings | $89,123median of 7 filings | Level II |
| Information Security Analysts 15-1122 | FY2020 | 5 | $151,550median of 5 filings | $146,994median of 5 filings | Level IV |
| Software Developers, Systems Software 15-1133 | FY2019 | 18 | $151,254median of 18 filings | $129,376median of 18 filings | Level II |
| Software Developers, Applications 15-1132 | FY2019 | 10 | $137,980median of 10 filings | $128,352median of 10 filings | Level II |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1142 | FY2019 | 7 | $112,875median of 7 filings | $90,771median of 7 filings | Level II |
| Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 15-1199 | FY2019 | 5 | $135,000median of 5 filings | $122,725median of 5 filings | N/A |
| Software Developers, Systems Software 15-1133 | FY2018 | 39 | $130,000median of 39 filings | $124,800median of 39 filings | Level II |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1142 | FY2018 | 14 | $90,000median of 14 filings | $75,941median of 14 filings | Level II |
| Software Developers, Applications 15-1132 | FY2018 | 8 | $141,744median of 8 filings | $117,256median of 8 filings | Level II |
| Software Developers, Systems Software 15-1133 | FY2017 | 30 | $128,046median of 30 filings | $122,533median of 30 filings | Level II |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1142 | FY2017 | 12 | $89,330median of 12 filings | $73,195median of 12 filings | Level II |
| Software Developers, Applications 15-1132 | FY2017 | 6 | $137,138median of 6 filings | $120,961median of 6 filings | Level II |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1121 | FY2017 | 5 | $134,225median of 5 filings | $104,129median of 5 filings | Level II |
| Software Developers, Systems Software 15-1133 | FY2016 | 29 | $124,129median of 29 filings | $119,350median of 29 filings | Level II |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1142 | FY2016 | 17 | $93,435median of 17 filings | $82,576median of 17 filings | Level II |
| Software Developers, Applications 15-1132 | FY2016 | 6 | $127,739median of 6 filings | $115,056median of 6 filings | Level II |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1121 | FY2016 | 5 | $143,000median of 5 filings | $127,619median of 5 filings | Level II |
| Software Developers, Systems Software 15-1133 | FY2015 | 8 | $113,127median of 8 filings | $111,017median of 8 filings | Level II |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1142 | FY2015 | 8 | $83,349median of 8 filings | $72,572median of 8 filings | Level II |
“Not reported” means the Department of Labor published no such figure on those filings — from FY2025 its PERM PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ disclosure file carries the employer’s offered wage only, with no prevailing-wage determination and no wage level. It does not mean the figure is unknown to us; it means DOL did not publish one.
Wage & Hour Enforcement
Source: DOL Wage & Hour Division WHISARD concluded compliance actions since FY2005. Back wages, civil money penalties, and employees affected, broken down by statute (FLSA, H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ , H-2A, H-2B, SCA, Davis-Bacon, FMLA). Data mirrored nightly from the WHISARD dataset.
USCIS H-1B petition outcomes
Source: USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ Employer Data Hub. Petition decisions by fiscal year.
H-1B petition decisions as a share of certified work-visa filings
10.2%: 414 USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ petition decisions and 4,045 certified LCAs, counted separately.
| FY | Initial petitions approved | Initial petitions denied | Renewal petitions approved | Renewal petitions denied | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 163 | 5 | 173 |
| 2022 | 62 | 0 | 416 | 9 | 487 |
| 2021 | 70 | 3 | 383 | 7 | 463 |
| 2020 | 68 | 3 | 177 | 1 | 249 |
| 2019 | 36 | 6 | 215 | 7 | 264 |
| 2018 | 29 | 3 | 170 | 3 | 205 |
| 2017 | 21 | 0 | 97 | 3 | 121 |
| 2016 | 32 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 100 |
| 2015 | 19 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 89 |
| 2014 | 14 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 47 |
| 2013 | 13 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 43 |
| 2012 | 15 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 33 |
| 2011 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 2010 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
15 fiscal years of USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ petition data. Data from USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ Employer Data Hub.
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