Zscaler H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026
Cybersecurity · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026
🏢 San Jose, CA HQ🌐 zscaler.com
Does Zscaler sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?
Yes. Zscaler has filed 1,022 H-1B LCAs and 168 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 Zscaler filed 297 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $180,128, about 48% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 81 green-card cases were decided.
H-1B pay & filings by year
Median base salary (line) and H-1B filing volume (bars), by fiscal year
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| Fiscal year | H-1B LCA filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 132 | $187k |
| FY2025 | 165 | $177k |
| FY2024 | 227 | $181k |
| FY2023 | 109 | $160k |
| FY2022 | 145 | $150k |
| FY2021 | 83 | $146k |
| FY2020 | 51 | $132k |
| FY2019 | 46 | $131k |
| FY2018 | 37 | $130k |
| FY2017 | 27 | $110k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
H-1B wage floor & filing outcomes
What this employer pays against the DOL legal minimum, how senior the roles are, and how the filings were decided
Roles they file for
Where they hire
Green-card (PERM) pay & filings by year
Median green-card offer (line) and PERM filing volume (bars), by fiscal year †
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| Fiscal year | PERM filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 48 | $194k |
| FY2025 | 33 | $193k |
| FY2024 | 10 | $193k |
| FY2023 | 21 | $169k |
| FY2022 | 13 | $145k |
| FY2021 | 15 | $171k |
| FY2020 | 3 | $149k |
| FY2019 | 10 | $147k |
| FY2018 | 8 | $152k |
| FY2017 | 7 | $125k |
Green-card route and outcomes
Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024
Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from
Patents
- Granted
- 346
- US patents
- Published, not yet granted
- 430
- applications
- Most recent grant
- April 7, 2026
- Top area
- Transmission of digital information267
Pay against the local market
Zscaler’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 105% of the local BLS median for the same work.
| Occupation | Metro | Filings | Zscaler pay | Local BLS median‡ | vs market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | San Jose, CA | 362 | $174,528 | $188,191 | 93% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | San Jose, CA | 212 | $163,358 | $156,338 | 104% |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | San Jose, CA | 61 | $155,731 | $165,120 | 94% |
| Information Security Analysts | San Jose, CA | 21 | $153,545 | $159,244 | 96% |
| Software Developers | Atlanta, GA | 19 | $104,552 | $119,032 | 88% |
| Data Scientists | San Jose, CA | 17 | $163,432 | $173,160 | 94% |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | San Jose, CA | 13 | $168,203 | $128,705 | 131% |
| Software Developers | Dallas, TX | 12 | $168,913 | $126,077 | 134% |
| Accountants and Auditors | San Jose, CA | 11 | $151,377 | $116,262 | 130% |
| Software Developers | Austin, TX | 11 | $174,641 | $130,616 | 134% |
About Zscaler
Zscaler is a cybersecurity company based in San Jose, CA. It was founded in 2008. It is listed on Nasdaq as ZS.
- Legal name
- Zscaler, Inc.
- Listed
- Nasdaq: ZS
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Headquarters
- 120 Holger Way, San Jose, CA 95134
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Employees (global)
- 8,700 (2026)
- Revenue FY2026
- $3.4B +25% from $2.7B
- Net income FY2026
- $-63M -52% from $-41M
- R&D FY2026
- $903M (27% of revenue)
Zscaler pays a median H-1B base of $164,097 across FY2017–2026, about 30% above the typical Cybersecurity sponsor.
H-1B sponsors similar to Zscaler
| Employer | Filings, all years | Recent filings | Median base | New employment | Level III-IV roles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | 3,804 | 1,025 | $183k | 556 | 88% |
| Esri | 1,409 | 294 | $116k | 107 | 28% |
| Arista Networks | 1,380 | 329 | $133k | 89 | — |
| Zscaler | 1,022 | 297 | $180k | 43 | 72% |
| Techdemocracy | 811 | 35 | $120k | 3 | 14% |
| SecureNet Systems | 794 | 101 | $86k | 40 | 0% |
| Saviynt | 600 | 132 | $128k | 34 | 72% |
