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-21225-31413 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Mar 29, 2022
A-21144-91049 Applications Development EngineerCertified - Expired Boise, ID Mar 25, 2022
A-21103-73635 Product Development EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Mar 25, 2022
A-21225-31282 Product Development EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Mar 22, 2022
A-21229-32349 Electrical Design EngineerCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Mar 22, 2022
A-21225-31311 Mechanical Design EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Mar 21, 2022
A-21225-31377 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Mar 17, 2022
A-21225-31385 Algorithm EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Mar 17, 2022
A-21190-15090 Mechanical Design EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Mar 8, 2022
A-21231-33732 Financial AnalystCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Mar 3, 2022
A-21201-19838 Applications Development EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Feb 28, 2022
A-21190-15052 Field Applications EngineerCertified - Expired Meridian, ID Feb 24, 2022
A-21180-09865 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Feb 22, 2022
A-21190-15000 Customer Support EngineerCertified - Expired Lehi, UT Jan 24, 2022
A-21144-91059 Mechanical Design EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Jan 14, 2022
A-21144-91029 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Jan 14, 2022
A-21190-14963 Research ScientistCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Dec 27, 2021
A-21190-15012 Engineering TechnicianCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Dec 27, 2021
A-21190-14999 Mechanical Design EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Dec 27, 2021
A-21190-14994 Applications Development EngineerCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Dec 27, 2021

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