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-100-23334-533925 Customer Support EngineerWithdrawn Ann Arbor, MI Jul 15, 2024
A-23037-98168 Employment Relations RepresentativeCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Apr 17, 2024
A-23046-02335 Product EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Mar 20, 2024
A-23040-99922 Business Intelligence AnalystCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Mar 20, 2024
A-23048-03341 Technical InstructorCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Mar 20, 2024
A-22343-71032 Technical Program Project ManagerCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Mar 18, 2024
A-23025-93156 Information Technology Project/Program ManagerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Mar 15, 2024
A-23037-98092 Business Process AnalystCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Mar 13, 2024
A-22356-78259 Electrical Design EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Mar 4, 2024
A-22339-67735 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Feb 29, 2024
A-22306-50538 Customer Support EngineerCertified - Expired Hillsboro, OR Feb 28, 2024
A-23018-89110 Product Development EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Feb 28, 2024
A-22342-70516 Artificial Intelligence EngineerCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Feb 27, 2024
A-23003-81810 Research ScientistCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Feb 27, 2024
A-23003-81854 Product Development EngineerCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Feb 27, 2024
A-23006-83729 Electrical Design EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Feb 27, 2024
A-22356-78204 Product Development EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Feb 27, 2024
A-22346-72269 Business Process AnalystCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Feb 21, 2024
A-22342-69998 Network EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Feb 20, 2024
A-22346-72028 Product Marketing ManagerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Feb 16, 2024

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