H-1B Employer Profile
Zscaler H-1B salaries (2026)
Yes — Zscaler sponsors H-1B workers. Across 214 certified Labor Condition Applications, the median offered base wage is $178,608. Every figure below comes straight from the employer's own filings with the U.S. Department of Labor.
Certified H-1B filings
Zscaler filed 214 certified H-1B labor condition applications across 14 states between Oct 2024 and Mar 2026. The median offered base wage was $178,608.
- Median offered wage
- $178,608
- Certified filings
- 214
- Work locations
- 14 states
- Distinct roles
- 55
Most-filed roles at Zscaler
| Role | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Software Development Engineer | 69 | $177,764 |
| Software Engineer | 19 | $200,000 |
| Manager | 14 | $201,323 |
| Business Systems Analyst | 10 | $159,267 |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 10 | $174,000 |
| Director | 9 | $250,000 |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 7 | $186,350 |
| Sales Engineer | 5 | $174,117 |
| Product Manager | 4 | $205,000 |
| Architect | 3 | $264,514 |
| Designated Support Engineer | 3 | $130,000 |
| Tech | 3 | $165,360 |
Wage-level distribution
DOL prevailing-wage levels reflect the seniority the employer certified, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent).
| Level | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Level I — entry | 5 | $120,625 |
| Level II — qualified | 20 | $148,699 |
| Level III — experienced | 17 | $166,250 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 71 | $201,470 |
Where Zscaler hires
| State | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| California | 156 | $193,079 |
| Texas | 25 | $161,221 |
| Washington | 10 | $210,000 |
| Illinois | 5 | $169,962 |
| Massachusetts | 4 | $203,893 |
| New Jersey | 3 | $173,600 |
| New York | 3 | $166,250 |
| Indiana | 2 | $162,499 |
| Colorado | 1 | $174,117 |
| North Carolina | 1 | $165,837 |
Recent certified filings
| Job title | Location | Wage | Level | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales Engineer. | New York, New York | $166,250 | III | Mar 2026 |
| Sr. Staff Software Development Engineer | Bellevue, Washington | $212,202 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Staff Applied AI Engineer | Plano, Texas | $170,000 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Principal DevOps Engineer | San Jose, California | $235,000 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Senior Strategy Analyst | San Jose, California | $174,304 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Sr. Staff System and Solution Test Engineer | San Jose, California | $210,000 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Staff Software Development Engineer | San Jose, California | $175,000 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Director, Sales Engineering | Chicago, Illinois | $260,000 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Senior Manager, Software Development Engineering | San Jose, California | $178,981 | — | Feb 2026 |
| Senior Data Engineer | Plano, Texas | $161,221 | III | Feb 2026 |
| Sr. Staff Software Development Engineer | San Jose, California | $205,621 | — | Feb 2026 |
| Principal Software Engineer | San Jose, California | $245,000 | — | Feb 2026 |
| Senior Sales Engineer | Lynnfield, Massachusetts | $200,000 | IV | Feb 2026 |
| Staff Software Development Engineer | San Jose, California | $175,000 | — | Feb 2026 |
| Sr. Staff Machine Learning Engineer | San Jose, California | $215,000 | — | Feb 2026 |
| Sr. Manager, Product Design | San Jose, California | $177,397 | III | Feb 2026 |
| Sr. Software Development Engineer | Essex Junction, Vermont | $137,631 | II | Feb 2026 |
| Manager, Enterprise Data Integrity | Dublin, California | $198,945 | IV | Feb 2026 |
| Sr. Staff Machine Learning Engineer | San Jose, California | $220,000 | — | Feb 2026 |
| Sr. Staff Machine Learning Engineer | San Jose, California | $210,000 | — | Feb 2026 |
| Staff Software Development Engineer | San Jose, California | $170,620 | — | Jan 2026 |
| Senior Software Engineer-Integrations | San Jose, California | $163,822 | — | Jan 2026 |
| Architect, Software Development | San Jose, California | $264,514 | IV | Jan 2026 |
| Designated Support Engineer IV | Plano, Texas | $165,100 | IV | Jan 2026 |
| Senior Manager, Software Development Engineering | San Jose, California | $229,997 | IV | Jan 2026 |
| Staff Business Systems Analyst | San Jose, California | $173,122 | — | Jan 2026 |
| Sr. Staff Software Development Engineer | San Jose, California | $177,764 | — | Jan 2026 |
| Director, Product Management - Platform | San Jose, California | $250,010 | III | Jan 2026 |
| Principal Site Reliability Engineer | San Jose, California | $186,350 | — | Jan 2026 |
| Sr. Staff Software Development Engineer | San Jose, California | $170,000 | — | Jan 2026 |
| Senior Staff Platform Engineer | Hutto, Texas | $210,000 | IV | Jan 2026 |
| Senior Staff Software Development Engineer | San Jose, California | $200,000 | — | Jan 2026 |
| Senior Staff Software Development Engineer | San Jose, California | $200,000 | — | Dec 2025 |
| Senior Product Designer | Carmel, Indiana | $165,048 | III | Dec 2025 |
| Senior Manager, Marketing Strategy & Analytics | San Jose, California | $200,000 | — | Dec 2025 |
| Enterprise Technical Account Manager | Bellevue, Washington | $125,000 | II | Dec 2025 |
| Detection Engineer | New York, New York | $115,000 | II | Dec 2025 |
| Enterprise Technical Account Manager | San Jose, California | $133,599 | — | Dec 2025 |
| Principal Software Development Engineer | San Jose, California | $250,000 | — | Dec 2025 |
| Sr. Staff Site Reliability Engineer | Chelmsford, Massachusetts | $207,785 | IV | Dec 2025 |
| Senior Business Systems Analyst | Plano, Texas | $147,285 | IV | Dec 2025 |
| Principal Software Development Engineer | San Jose, California | $237,500 | — | Dec 2025 |
| Manager, Business Intelligence - GTM | San Jose, California | $172,833 | IV | Nov 2025 |
| Staff Dev Ops Engineer | San Jose, California | $168,200 | — | Nov 2025 |
| Staff Business Data Analyst | San Jose, California | $166,800 | — | Nov 2025 |
| Staff Software Development Engineer | San Jose, California | $175,000 | — | Nov 2025 |
| Sr. Staff Software Development Engineer | San Jose, California | $200,000 | — | Nov 2025 |
| Staff Software Development Engineer | San Jose, California | $175,000 | — | Nov 2025 |
| Senior Sales Engineer | Union City, California | $200,000 | IV | Nov 2025 |
| Sr. Machine Learning Engineer | Redmond, Washington | $134,200 | II | Nov 2025 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OFLC certified Labor Condition Applications (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3), public disclosure data. Wages are employer-offered base pay and exclude bonuses, equity, and other compensation. Denied and withdrawn filings are excluded. Figures reflect filings decided Oct 2024–Mar 2026.
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