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

Worksite states

CA 239 MI 141 OR 14 TX 8 AZ 5 ID 5 NY 3 NJ 2 MA 2 UT 2

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
A-22356-78227 Buyer/PlannerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Feb 14, 2024
A-22356-78291 Research ScientistCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Jan 24, 2024
A-22356-78231 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Jan 12, 2024
A-22346-72323 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Jan 12, 2024
A-22299-46720 Algorithm EngineerCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Dec 22, 2023
A-22256-20421 Applications Development EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Dec 22, 2023
A-22278-34184 Field Applications EngineerCertified - Expired Boise, ID Dec 21, 2023
G-100-23349-570045 Research ScientistWithdrawn Milpitas, CA Dec 21, 2023
A-22339-67561 Research ScientistCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Nov 30, 2023
A-22326-62271 Optical EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Nov 21, 2023
A-22298-45720 Applications Development EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Oct 30, 2023
A-22286-39285 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Oct 26, 2023
A-22311-53022 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Oct 13, 2023
A-22243-14744 Applications Development EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Oct 13, 2023
A-22285-38045 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Sep 26, 2023
A-22244-15845 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Sep 25, 2023
A-22270-29206 Electrical Design EngineerCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Sep 25, 2023
A-22271-30122 Electrical Design EngineerCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Sep 25, 2023
A-22173-76362 Market Research AnalystCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Sep 15, 2023
A-22279-34716 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Sep 13, 2023

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