KLA Corporation

Manufacturing · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2020–2024

#156 top sponsor

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.

OccupationFilingsAvg 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

Software Engineer 94 Applications Development Engineer 42 Product Development Engineer 34 Algorithm Engineer 30 Mechanical Design Engineer 24 Electrical Design Engineer 21 Customer Support Engineer 17 Field Applications Engineer 16 Research Scientist 14 Product Engineer 12 Product Marketing Manager 11 Manufacturing Design Engineer 7

Wage range

$114,223

25th

$137,280

median

$153,750

75th

$170,748

90th

Law firms used

  • Berry Appleman Leiden LLP171
  • Corporate Immigration Partners, P.C.136
  • Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP106
  • BERRY APPLEMAN AND LEIDEN LLP8

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-100-23310-482036 Applications Development EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Mar 22, 2025
G-100-23312-486982 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Mar 22, 2025
G-100-23312-487030 Customer Support EngineerCertified - Expired Hillsboro, OR Mar 22, 2025
G-100-23312-487082 Product Development EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Mar 22, 2025
G-100-23313-488967 Algorithm EngineerCertified - Expired Hillsboro, OR Mar 22, 2025
G-100-23313-491625 Applications Development EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Mar 22, 2025
G-100-23313-491651 Software - Multi-Focus - Career (Software Engineer)Certified - Expired Milpitas, CA Mar 22, 2025
G-100-23313-491742 Development Engineering (Product Development Engineer)Certified - Expired Milpitas, CA Mar 22, 2025
G-100-23289-434374 Manufacturing Design EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Mar 5, 2025
G-100-23299-459468 Manufacturing Design EngineerCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Mar 5, 2025
G-100-23299-456990 Mechatronics EngineerCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Mar 5, 2025
G-100-23298-456983 Research ScientistCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Mar 5, 2025
G-100-23298-456847 Applications Engineering ManagerCertified - Expired Westwood, MA Mar 5, 2025
G-100-23293-448217 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Austin, TX Mar 5, 2025
G-100-23293-448190 Production PlannerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Mar 5, 2025
G-100-23293-446806 Programmer/AnalystCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Mar 5, 2025
G-100-23293-445057 Field Applications EngineerCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Mar 5, 2025
G-100-23290-438435 Data Informatics AnalystCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Mar 5, 2025
G-100-23289-434674 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Westwood, MA Mar 5, 2025
G-100-23289-434335 Business Process ManagerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Mar 5, 2025

Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.