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-22199-90078 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Jun 30, 2023
A-22188-84473 Product Development EngineerCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Jun 6, 2023
A-22227-06181 Manufacturing Design EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA May 26, 2023
A-22172-75640 Product EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA May 26, 2023
A-22195-88791 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA May 26, 2023
A-22172-75674 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI May 26, 2023
A-22175-77974 Electrical Design EngineerCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI May 24, 2023
A-22213-97865 Product EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA May 22, 2023
A-22234-09639 Product Marketing ManagerWithdrawn Milpitas, CA May 9, 2023
A-22158-67827 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Apr 21, 2023
A-22172-75854 Product Development EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Apr 20, 2023
A-22154-65830 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Apr 17, 2023
A-22157-67057 Product Development EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Mar 27, 2023
A-22160-69202 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Mar 8, 2023
A-22082-29886 Applications Development EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Feb 28, 2023
A-22098-38261 Applications Development EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Feb 13, 2023
A-22097-37287 Customer Support EngineerCertified - Expired Lindon, UT Jan 23, 2023
A-22095-35914 Customer Support EngineerCertified - Expired Hillsboro, OR Jan 18, 2023
A-22098-38171 Product Development EngineerCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Jan 18, 2023
A-22097-37461 Product Development EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Jan 18, 2023

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