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-22287-39606 Mechanical Design EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Sep 11, 2023
A-22283-36483 Customer Support EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Sep 11, 2023
A-22286-39301 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Sep 11, 2023
A-22286-39211 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Sep 11, 2023
A-22278-33936 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Sep 1, 2023
A-22259-23065 Human Resources ManagerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Aug 28, 2023
A-22242-14469 Software Engineering ManagerCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Aug 28, 2023
A-22243-14891 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Aug 28, 2023
A-22258-22239 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Aug 28, 2023
A-22258-22336 Algorithm EngineerCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Aug 28, 2023
A-22272-30947 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Aug 28, 2023
A-22270-28949 Quality Assurance EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Aug 28, 2023
A-22257-21651 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Aug 23, 2023
A-22258-22341 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Aug 22, 2023
A-22172-75856 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Aug 21, 2023
A-22154-66116 Field Applications EngineerCertified - Expired Boise, ID Aug 2, 2023
A-22199-90301 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Jul 27, 2023
A-22237-12122 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Jul 25, 2023
A-22256-20603 Spares PlannerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Jul 25, 2023
A-22188-84611 Technical Support ManagerCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Jul 3, 2023

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