Proofpoint, Inc.

H-1B & green card sponsor · Headquarters Sunnyvale, CA · Industry: Professional and IT services

Short answer

Yes, Proofpoint, Inc. sponsors H-1B visas. It had 21 certified H-1B filings in FY2026 so far, with a median salary of $153,493.

H-1B filings · FY2026 so far

21

#2,298 of 50,637 sponsors

Median salary

$153,493

+21% vs all H-1B ($126,372)

Green cards (PERM) · FY2026 so far

5

certified labor certifications

Most common level

Level IV

60% of filings with a level

By fiscal year

H-1B filings

*FY2026 covers Oct 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026 (9 months).

By fiscal year

Green card (PERM) certifications

Certified PERM cases by decision year, FY2023 onward.

FY2026 so far · all roles · 21 filings

What Proofpoint, Inc. pays H-1B workers

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10th pct
$123,802
25th pct
$137,160
Median
$153,493
75th pct
$174,304
90th pct
$203,025

DOL wage level of filings

  • Level I · entry · 10%
  • Level II · qualified · 20%
  • Level III · experienced · 10%
  • Level IV · fully competent · 60%

Of 10 filings that state a level. Level matters in the wage-weighted H-1B lottery.

FY2026 so far

Top roles Proofpoint, Inc. sponsors

Job titleDOL occupationFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
Senior Software Engineer Software Developers 3 $137,752 $127,958 – $149,694
Software Engineer Software Developers 2 $144,222 $139,586 – $148,857
Senior Security Engineer Cloud And Application Security Information Security Analysts 2 $123,802 $123,802 – $123,802
Software Engineer Data Scientists 2 $174,304 $174,304 – $174,304
Senior Consultant Professional Services Information Security Analysts 1 $140,641 $140,641 – $140,641
Senior Director Product Management Computer and Information Systems Managers 1 $284,341 $284,341 – $284,341
Senior Marketing Analytics Manager Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 1 $186,222 $186,222 – $186,222
Senior Product Manager Computer and Information Systems Managers 1 $173,769 $173,769 – $173,769

FY2026 so far worksites

Where they work

CityFilingsMedian
Sunnyvale, CA12$174,036
Erie, CO1$161,637
Jersey City, NJ1$140,641
Lynnwood, WA1$137,752
Millcreek, UT1$123,802
Draper, UT1$123,802
Overland Park, KS1$134,950
Pittsburgh, PA1$121,472

Worker positions on FY2026 so far filings

Who Proofpoint, Inc. files for

Extensions of current workers62%

13 — Continuing H-1B employment with Proofpoint, Inc.

New hires24%

5 — Includes new graduates moving from OPT

Transfers from other employers14%

3 — People switching to Proofpoint, Inc. from another H-1B employer

Amended petitions0%

0 — Usually a new location or role

Already on an H-1B elsewhere? 14% of positions are transfers from other employers, so Proofpoint, Inc. does hire people mid-H-1B.

PERM labor certification

Green card sponsorship

Fiscal yearCertifiedDeniedWithdrawnMedian days to decision
FY20231300264
FY20241500395
FY20253113479
FY2026 so far501517

PERM is the first government step for most EB-2 and EB-3 green cards. Nationally, PERM decisions take a median of 398 days right now — see live PERM times.

Not H-1B dependent

H-1B workers are below DOL's dependency threshold.

No willful-violator flag

No DOL finding of willful wage violations on its filings.

Not debarred

Not on DOL's PERM / H-2A / H-2B debarment list.

Immigration law firms used

Tafapolsky & Smith LLP · Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

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Questions about Proofpoint, Inc. H-1B sponsorship

Does Proofpoint, Inc. sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Proofpoint, Inc. had 21 certified H-1B labor condition applications in FY2026 so far, ranking #2,298 among all U.S. sponsors.

What is the H-1B salary at Proofpoint, Inc.?

The median is $153,493; the middle half of filings fall between $137,160 and $174,304. The most-filed title, Senior Software Engineer, has a median of $137,752.

Does Proofpoint, Inc. sponsor green cards?

Proofpoint, Inc. had 5 certified PERM labor certifications in FY2026 so far. PERM is the first government step for most employment-based green cards. That is down from 31 at its recent peak.

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification LCA and PERM disclosure data, decisions through Jun 30, 2026. Salaries are annualized base wages from the filing and exclude bonus and stock. A certified LCA is not an approved H-1B petition. Updated Oct 4, 2026.