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-100-24050-730107 Customer Support EngineerCertified Ann Arbor, MI Jun 16, 2025
G-100-24050-730457 Product Development EngineerCertified Milpitas, CA Jun 16, 2025
G-100-24052-734262 Electrical Design EngineerCertified Milpitas, CA Jun 16, 2025
G-100-24054-744268 Technical Program Project ManagerCertified Milpitas, CA Jun 16, 2025
G-100-24054-745400 Field Applications EngineerCertified Ann Arbor, MI Jun 16, 2025
G-100-24054-745520 Product EngineerCertified Ann Arbor, MI Jun 16, 2025
G-100-24054-745700 Information Systems AnalystCertified Ann Arbor, MI Jun 16, 2025
G-100-24046-719957 Applications Development EngineerCertified Ann Arbor, MI Jun 13, 2025
G-100-24046-719918 Software EngineerCertified Ann Arbor, MI Jun 13, 2025
G-100-24040-709121 Electrical Design EngineerCertified Milpitas, CA Jun 13, 2025
G-100-24036-694519 Software EngineerCertified Ann Arbor, MI Jun 12, 2025
G-100-24010-631491 Mechanical Design EngineerCertified Milpitas, CA May 15, 2025
G-100-24029-673167 Mfging Engrg-Developing (P2) (Manufacturing Design Engr)*Certified Milpitas, CA May 15, 2025
G-100-24026-671190 Product Installation EngineerCertified Ann Arbor, MI May 15, 2025
G-100-24026-671087 Mechanical Design EngineerCertified Milpitas, CA May 15, 2025
G-100-24022-655706 Electrical Design EngineerCertified Milpitas, CA May 15, 2025
G-100-24019-652576 Product Installation EngineerCertified Ann Arbor, MI May 15, 2025
G-100-24011-632371 Algorithm EngineerCertified Ann Arbor, MI May 15, 2025
G-100-24008-623700 Algorithm EngineerCertified Ann Arbor, MI May 15, 2025
G-100-24004-618208 Software EngineerCertified Ann Arbor, MI May 15, 2025

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