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
G-100-24257-338166 Algorithm EngineerCertified Milpitas, CA Feb 2, 2026
G-100-24260-341546 Senior Software EngineerCertified Milpitas, CA Feb 2, 2026
G-100-24260-339056 Product Marketing ManagerCertified Milpitas, CA Feb 2, 2026
G-100-24250-320036 Mechanical Design EngineerCertified Milpitas, CA Feb 2, 2026
G-100-24249-317386 Product EngineerCertified Milpitas, CA Feb 2, 2026
G-100-24248-313448 Field Applications EngineerCertified San Diego, CA Feb 2, 2026
G-100-24253-323528 Product Development EngineerCertified Ann Arbor, MI Feb 2, 2026
G-100-24255-330672 Applications Development EngineerCertified Milpitas, CA Feb 2, 2026
G-100-24254-328238 Applications Development EngineerCertified Ann Arbor, MI Feb 2, 2026
G-100-24250-321691 Field Application EngineerCertified Hillsboro, OR Feb 2, 2026
G-100-24253-323470 Manufacturing Electronic Design EngineerCertified Milpitas, CA Feb 2, 2026
G-100-24262-345206 Applications Development EngineerCertified Ann Arbor, MI Jan 30, 2026
G-100-24264-353279 Product Install EngineerCertified Phoenix, AZ Jan 30, 2026
G-100-24261-344022 Applications Development EngineerCertified Ann Arbor, MI Jan 30, 2026
G-100-24262-345163 Applications Development EngineerCertified Ann Arbor, MI Jan 30, 2026
G-100-24262-348141 Applications Development EngineerCertified Milpitas, CA Jan 30, 2026
G-100-24263-351228 Software QA EngineerCertified Ann Arbor, MI Jan 30, 2026
G-100-24267-357840 Software Quality Assurance EngineerCertified Milpitas, CA Jan 30, 2026
G-100-24243-307073 Data ScientistCertified Milpitas, CA Jan 7, 2026
G-100-24241-300580 Electrical Design EngineerCertified Milpitas, CA Jan 7, 2026

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