KLA Corporation
Manufacturing · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2020–2024
Overview
KLA Corporation is a Manufacturing employer that has filed 421 PERM green-card applications between FY2020 and FY2024. That places it #156 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 319 were certified (75.8% approval rate), taking about 395 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Software Developers, with most worksites in CA, and the median sponsored wage is $137,280.
421
PERM filings
75.8%
approval
1
denied
$137,280
median wage
395d
avg processing
Worker background
Across 179 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (52%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)
Top countries of origin
- India93
- China43
- Taiwan11
- Singapore6
- Canada4
- South Korea3
- Bangladesh2
- Israel2
- Ukraine2
- Japan1
Prior visa status
- H-1B120
- L-136
- F-117
- O-12
- TN2
- L-21
- Not in USA1
Education
- Master's104
- Bachelor's39
- Doctorate33
- None3
PERM filings by year
Occupations & job titles
The occupations KLA Corporation most often sponsors, with average wages.
| Occupation | Filings | Avg wage |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 89 | $140,414 |
| Mechanical Engineers | 59 | $126,865 |
| Electrical Engineers | 37 | $143,695 |
| Software Developers, Systems Software | 30 | $143,828 |
| Sales Engineers | 21 | $131,071 |
| Materials Engineers | 21 | $126,567 |
| Photonics Engineers | 19 | $134,499 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | 16 | $136,301 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 9 | $144,633 |
| Nanosystems Engineers | 9 | $139,619 |
Common job titles
Recent filings
| Case | Job title | Status | Worksite | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G-100-23318-500524 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Milpitas, CA | Mar 22, 2025 |
| G-100-23318-500551 | Applications Development Engineer | Certified - Expired | Milpitas, CA | Mar 22, 2025 |
| G-100-23318-501900 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Ann Arbor, MI | Mar 22, 2025 |
| G-100-23318-502014 | Applications Development Engineer | Certified - Expired | Ann Arbor, MI | Mar 22, 2025 |
| G-100-23318-502094 | Algorithm Engineer | Certified - Expired | Milpitas, CA | Mar 22, 2025 |
| G-100-23320-506509 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Milpitas, CA | Mar 22, 2025 |
| G-100-23320-506551 | Field Applications Engineer | Certified - Expired | Ann Arbor, MI | Mar 22, 2025 |
| G-100-23315-496019 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Milpitas, CA | Mar 22, 2025 |
| G-100-23320-506678 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Milpitas, CA | Mar 22, 2025 |
| G-100-23320-506709 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Milpitas, CA | Mar 22, 2025 |
| G-100-23321-509726 | Mechanical Design Engineer | Certified - Expired | Milpitas, CA | Mar 22, 2025 |
| G-100-23321-511075 | Mechanical Design Engineer | Certified - Expired | Milpitas, CA | Mar 22, 2025 |
| G-100-23321-511096 | Applications Development Engineer | Certified - Expired | Milpitas, CA | Mar 22, 2025 |
| G-100-23321-511300 | Mechanical Design Engineer | Certified - Expired | Milpitas, CA | Mar 22, 2025 |
| G-100-23321-511332 | Software Quality Assurance Engineer | Certified - Expired | Milpitas, CA | Mar 22, 2025 |
| G-100-23324-515343 | Algorithm Engineer | Certified - Expired | Milpitas, CA | Mar 22, 2025 |
| G-100-23324-515391 | Mechanical Design Engineer | Certified - Expired | Milpitas, CA | Mar 22, 2025 |
| G-100-23325-515481 | Optical Engineer | Certified - Expired | Milpitas, CA | Mar 22, 2025 |
| G-100-23314-495914 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Ann Arbor, MI | Mar 22, 2025 |
| G-100-23310-481976 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Milpitas, CA | Mar 22, 2025 |
Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.