Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Compensation intelligence · Updated Oct 18, 2026Explore pay benchmarks at Palo Alto Networks, Inc.. Use role and coverage details to understand what each compensation figure represents.
Fortune 500 · #437 · 2026
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176 role entries found in retained salary evidence and employer listings. Some titles are grouped; others retain the employer’s original wording. Coverage varies by role.
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Selected supported source cohorts for Palo Alto Networks, Inc. salaries. These are individual benchmarks, not an average across employers or levels.
Software Engineer · Palo Alto Networks, Inc. · All reported locations
For Software Engineer at Palo Alto Networks, Inc. in All reported locations, the median offered annual base wage is USD $180,982. The sample denominator is 91 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.
Wages.fyi calculates this median from available regulatory wage filings. Filings describe offered base wages, not realized employee earnings or total compensation. Bonus and equity are not inferred.
Coverage refreshed . Refresh dates can differ from when compensation was earned or wages were offered.
Principal Engineer, Software · Palo Alto Networks, Inc. · All reported locations
For Principal Engineer, Software at Palo Alto Networks, Inc. in All reported locations, the median offered annual base wage is USD $216,662. The sample denominator is 28 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.
Wages.fyi calculates this median from available regulatory wage filings. Filings describe offered base wages, not realized employee earnings or total compensation. Bonus and equity are not inferred.
Coverage refreshed . Refresh dates can differ from when compensation was earned or wages were offered.
Senior Staff Engineer Software · Palo Alto Networks, Inc. · All reported locations
For Senior Staff Engineer Software at Palo Alto Networks, Inc. in All reported locations, the median offered annual base wage is USD $179,707.50. The sample denominator is 24 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.
Wages.fyi calculates this median from available regulatory wage filings. Filings describe offered base wages, not realized employee earnings or total compensation. Bonus and equity are not inferred.
Coverage refreshed . Refresh dates can differ from when compensation was earned or wages were offered.
Only public source benchmarks with at least five samples and a disclosed median appear here. Samples can overlap and are never added into an employee total. Source sampling methods apply; published sample counts are not guaranteed to represent unique employees. Missing pay components stay undisclosed. Methodology.
Compensation by role
Annual USD benchmarks · comparable statistics remain separate
| ROLE / LEVEL | TOTAL COMP | BASE SALARY | STOCK / YEAR | CASH BONUS | CONTEXT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Data EngineerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $166,573 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort7 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 | |
Senior Principal / Architect Engineer SoftwareLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $246,411 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort5 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 | |
Software EngineerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $180,982 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort91 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 | |
Principal Product ManagerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $206,328 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort7 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 | |
Senior Product ManagerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $195,437 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort7 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 | |
Principal Devops EngineerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $178,839 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort5 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 | |
Senior Staff Machine Learning EngineerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $180,019 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort5 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 | |
Senior Technical Support EngineerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $108,545 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort6 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 | |
Principal Software Automation/Test EngineerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $178,087 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort8 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 | |
Principal, Site Reliability EngineerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $197,313 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort6 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 | |
Principal Engineer, SoftwareLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $216,662 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort28 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 | |
Principal EngineerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $212,867 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort5 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 | |
Senior Staff Engineer SoftwareLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $179,708 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort24 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 |
Base wages, total compensation, source estimates, and employer ranges are measured separately. Sample counts and reporting periods travel with every benchmark.
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Palo Alto Networks, Inc. · Data Engineer
Base pay coveragePalo Alto Networks, Inc. · Principal Devops Engineer
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Base pay coveragePalo Alto Networks, Inc. · Principal Engineer, Software
Base pay coveragePalo Alto Networks, Inc. · Principal Product Manager
Base pay coveragePalo Alto Networks, Inc. · Principal, Site Reliability Engineer
Base pay coveragePalo Alto Networks, Inc. · Principal Software Automation/Test Engineer
Base pay coveragePalo Alto Networks, Inc. · Senior Principal / Architect Engineer Software
Base pay coveragePalo Alto Networks, Inc. · Senior Product Manager
Base pay coveragePalo Alto Networks, Inc. · Senior Staff Engineer Software
Base pay coveragePalo Alto Networks, Inc. · Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer
Base pay coveragePalo Alto Networks, Inc. · Senior Technical Support Engineer
Base pay coveragePalo Alto Networks, Inc. · Software Engineer
Base pay coverageExplore Palo Alto Networks, Inc. pay by career and location.
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. · Data Engineer
Santa Clara, CA · Base pay coveragePalo Alto Networks, Inc. · Principal Engineer, Software
Santa Clara, CA · Base pay coveragePalo Alto Networks, Inc. · Principal, Site Reliability Engineer
Santa Clara, CA · Base pay coveragePalo Alto Networks, Inc. · Principal Software Automation/Test Engineer
Santa Clara, CA · Base pay coveragePalo Alto Networks, Inc. · Senior Product Manager
Santa Clara, CA · Base pay coveragePalo Alto Networks, Inc. · Senior Staff Engineer Software
Santa Clara, CA · Base pay coveragePalo Alto Networks, Inc. · Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer
Santa Clara, CA · Base pay coveragePalo Alto Networks, Inc. · Software Engineer
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How to read Palo Alto Networks, Inc. pay data.
What is available?
13 supported pay benchmarks. Base-pay benchmarks describe salary or offered wages; stock and bonus may be unavailable. Missing components stay undisclosed.
How current are the numbers?
This coverage was last refreshed Oct 18, 2026. Each row shows its own measurement period. A collection date can differ from the year when compensation was earned or a wage was offered.
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Public pay cohorts need at least five samples. Counts can overlap, so they are not added together into a worker total. Coverage reflects available records and does not represent every employer or employee. Read the methodology.