Does KLA pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, KLA employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at KLA. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at KLA?

78% of KLA employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated KLA 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at KLA?

Software Engineer (137) , Applications Engineer (91) , Engineer (62) , Associate Test Engineer (44) , Algorithm Engineer (34) , Senior Software Engineer (33) , CSE (32) , Systems Engineer (31) , Customer Support Engineer (29) , Research Scientist (28) , Product Development Engineer (26) , Applications Development Engineer (25) , Manufacturing Design Engineer (23) , Associate Software Engineer (22) , Field Applications Engineer (21)

What are the pros of working at KLA according to real employee reviews?

"The people are great and easygoing." ((in 184 reviews)); "Has good work life balance" ((in 138 reviews)); "Good culture and depends highly on department supported" ((in 91 reviews)); "good salary but not good enough" ((in 87 reviews)); "Pay is good and hard to find at other companies." ((in 63 reviews))

What are the cons of working at KLA according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management needs to be trained" ((in 62 reviews)); "2) Bad managers/ clueless about creating goals and making checkpoints" ((in 46 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of ot" ((in 22 reviews)); "Upper management seems disconnected from the employees." ((in 12 reviews)); "Political and ineffective senior management led by a CIO who is a legend in his own mind." ((in 12 reviews))

What are employees saying about KLA layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about KLA layoffs and their outlook for job security at KLA in 2026.

KLA reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(1,981 total reviews)

Rick Wallace

90% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

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KLA has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,981 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The KLA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

1.0

Apr 23, 2019

Software Engineering

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Relatively stable. OK working environment

Cons

Poor benefits, lack of growth and innovation in software engineering

4.0

Jan 27, 2017

Life without KT

Technical support engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Large, well paying international company, reward staff with higher than average salaries, recognise talent where applicable Travel opportunities are abundant .

Cons

Long hours when working on customer site, High salaries a disadvantage when being made redundant

1.0

May 10, 2020

I have been working at KLA full-time for more than 10 years

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Relatively stable company. Some intelligent engineers.

Cons

Innovation in software engineering is discouraged, to the detriment of the company and workforce. Excessive numbers of unnecessary meetings harm progress on projects.

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