Staff Software Engineer at Palo Alto Networks
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Palo Alto Networks pay a Staff Software Engineer on an H-1B?
$143k Palo Alto Networks has filed 113 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Staff Software Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2018 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $143k. Most of those filings fall between $130k and $150k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
113
Median base salary
$143k
Middle 50%
$130k to $150k
Filings and pay by year
Staff Software Engineer at Palo Alto Networks, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 11 | $149k |
| FY2025 | 16 | $151k |
| FY2024 | 11 | $148k |
| FY2023 | 7 | $143k |
| FY2022 | 12 | $149k |
| FY2021 | 10 | $140k |
| FY2020 | 8 | $122k |
| FY2019 | 35 | $134k |
| FY2018 | 3 | $137k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara, CA | 105 | $145k |
| San Francisco, CA | 4 | $149k |
| Plano, TX | 2 | $102k |
| Austin, TX | 1 | $109k |
| Lynnwood, WA | 1 | $137k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 1 | $110k |
| Level II | 57 | $132k |
| Level III | 11 | $150k |
| Level IV | 1 | $175k |
Other roles Palo Alto Networks sponsors
Principal Software Engineer 166Senior Staff Software Engineer 141Principal Engineer Software 140Senior Staff Engineer Software 101Software Engineer 91Technical Support Engineer 74Senior Software Engineer 66Senior Product Manager 65Senior Staff Engineer 61Staff Engineer 54Principal Engineer 49Software QA Engineer 49