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

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-100-24135-995594 Customer Support EngineerCertified Ann Arbor, MI Aug 18, 2025
G-100-24128-964714 Mechanical Design EngineerCertified Ann Arbor, MI Aug 18, 2025
G-100-24122-943978 Product Development EngineerCertified Hillsboro, OR Aug 15, 2025
G-100-24122-944896 ChemistCertified Totowa, NJ Aug 15, 2025
G-100-24120-934368 Mechanical Design EngineerCertified Ann Arbor, MI Jul 30, 2025
G-100-24120-937563 Supply Chain EngineerCertified Ann Arbor, MI Jul 30, 2025
G-100-24115-923378 AppsDev Engrg-Manager(M3)(Applications Engineering Manager)*Certified Ann Arbor, MI Jul 30, 2025
G-100-24115-919832 Product Development EngineerCertified Milpitas, CA Jul 30, 2025
G-100-24107-893502 Manufacturing Design Engineer, ManagerCertified Milpitas, CA Jul 30, 2025
G-100-24065-773337 Algorithm EngineerCertified Ann Arbor, MI Jul 3, 2025
G-100-24068-783789 Mechatronics EngineerCertified Ann Arbor, MI Jul 3, 2025
G-100-24066-777262 Software EngineerCertified Ann Arbor, MI Jul 3, 2025
G-100-24066-776080 Product Installation EngineerCertified Ann Arbor, MI Jul 3, 2025
G-100-24066-774204 Electrical Design EngineerCertified Milpitas, CA Jul 3, 2025
G-100-24065-769943 Electrical Design EngineerCertified Ann Arbor, MI Jul 3, 2025
G-100-24079-813922 Customer Support EngineerCertified Ann Arbor, MI Jul 3, 2025
G-100-24086-832408 Product EngineerCertified Milpitas, CA Jul 1, 2025
G-100-24058-753683 Technical Program/Project ManagerCertified Ann Arbor, MI Jun 17, 2025
G-100-24058-752661 Mechanical Design EngineerCertified Milpitas, CA Jun 17, 2025
G-100-24050-729725 Quality Assurance EngineerCertified Milpitas, CA Jun 16, 2025

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