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-21363-91696 Electrical Design EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Sep 9, 2022
A-21363-91688 Product Development EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Sep 7, 2022
A-21363-91611 Research ScientistCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Sep 7, 2022
A-21363-91900 Information Security EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Sep 7, 2022
A-21313-70419 Software Engineer QACertified - Expired Austin, TX Sep 1, 2022
A-21363-91736 Product Marketing ManagerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Aug 31, 2022
A-21284-56701 Field Applications EngineerCertified - Expired Hillsboro, OR Aug 31, 2022
A-21341-82829 Applications Development EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Aug 31, 2022
A-21343-84161 Algorithm EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Aug 31, 2022
A-21347-85542 Electrical Design EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Aug 30, 2022
A-21342-83126 Algorithm EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Aug 25, 2022
A-21343-84141 Algorithm EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Aug 25, 2022
A-21341-82798 Applications Development EngineerCertified - Expired Hillsboro, OR Aug 22, 2022
A-22210-97456 Manufacturing Design EngineerWithdrawn Milpitas, CA Aug 15, 2022
A-21187-12922 Mechanical Design EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Aug 11, 2022
A-21313-70541 Product Development EngineerCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Aug 11, 2022
A-21284-56791 Information Systems AnalystCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Jul 27, 2022
A-21284-56768 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Jul 26, 2022
A-21284-56682 Optical EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Jul 26, 2022
A-21284-56675 Applications Development EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Jul 26, 2022

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