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Average Palo Alto Networks software engineer salary

$135,728yearly

$48.2 hourly rate

Entry-level Palo Alto Networks software engineer salary
$105,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Palo Alto Networks pay software engineers?

The average salary for Palo Alto Networks software engineers is $135,728 per year. Palo Alto Networks software engineer salaries range between $105,000 to $175,000 per year. Palo Alto Networks software engineers earn 35% more than the national average salary for software engineers of $100,260.

Location impacts how much a software engineer at Palo Alto Networks can expect to make. Software engineers at Palo Alto Networks make the most in Santa Clara, CA, Seattle, WA, and Portland, OR.

How much does Palo Alto Networks pay software engineers by location?

Palo Alto Networks pays software engineers the most in Santa Clara, CA, Seattle, WA, and Portland, OR. Additionally, cities like New York and Phoenix also report highly competitive salaries for software engineers at Palo Alto Networks.

Software engineer Palo Alto Networks salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Santa Clara, CA$157,976$75.95
2Seattle, WA$154,103$74.09
3Portland, OR$127,758$61.42
4New York, NY$127,153$61.13
5Phoenix, AZ$123,483$59.37
6Boston, MA$119,772$57.58
7Denver, CO$116,467$55.99
8Plano, TX$113,762$54.69
9Washington, DC$110,885$53.31
10Reston, VA$108,213$52.03

Highest-paid Palo Alto Networks software engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Chief Software Architect$189,230$91-
2Software Director$185,130$89-
3Vice President Of Software Engineering$184,401$89-
4Senior Software Engineer Manager$184,258$898
5Principal Software Engineer$169,485$8185
6Vice President, Software Development$169,027$81-
7Team Lead And Developer$167,006$80-
8Staff Software Engineer$166,219$8018
9Software Engineering Manager$166,218$804
10Software Development Manager$164,717$79-

Recent salaries for software engineers at palo alto networks

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Software Engineer (C/C++) (Win/Macos)-Global Protect/Prisma AccessSanta Clara, CA05/20/2025$125,000
Software Engineer (Prisma Access Sase)Santa Clara, CA04/04/2025$104,000
Software Engineer (BIG Data)Santa Clara, CA03/27/2025$104,000
Software Engineer (Endpoint DLP Sase)Santa Clara, CA02/22/2025$104,000
Engineer SoftwareSanta Clara, CA01/24/2025$150,897

Software engineer salary at Palo Alto Networks competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Google$142,466$68871
2Netgear$137,131$66-
3Fortinet$124,986$60103
4F5$124,339$6037
5Citrix$111,934$54-
6Dell$107,462$5216
7HP$105,240$5112
8Virtus Holdings LLC$102,558$49-
9C E G LLC$102,252$49-
10Practical Solutions$101,511$49-
11Sec$99,759$48-
12Intel$98,143$4737
13Akritiv$97,529$47-
14Bay Seal$90,639$44-
15Sage Fly Fishing$90,456$435
16Ozone International LLC$90,093$43-
17The Taylor Group LLC$88,985$43-
18The Alpine Group Inc$88,173$42-
19Fortune Fish & Gourmet$88,117$421
20IBM$87,648$42425

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