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 (34) , 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 188 reviews)); "Has good work life balance" ((in 142 reviews)); "Good benefits and comp." ((in 133 reviews)); "Good salaries and bonuses." ((in 94 reviews)); "Good culture and depends highly on department supported" ((in 89 reviews))

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

"Poor management needs to be trained" ((in 61 reviews)); "2) Bad managers/ clueless about creating goals and making checkpoints" ((in 45 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of ot" ((in 22 reviews)); "Upper management seems disconnected from the employees." ((in 15 reviews)); "1. Senior management is very much egoistic." ((in 14 reviews))

What are employees saying about KLA redundancies in 2026?

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

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4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(1,984 total reviews)

Rick Wallace

90% approve of CEO

82% positive business outlook

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KLA has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,984 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).

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2K reviews

5.0

23 Jun 2026

Develop technical skills, but workload varies by customer

Application engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Able to develop technical skills

Cons

Workload depends on each of the customers

5.0

7 Mar 2026

Good workplace

Electrical design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Nice people, fun socials, interesting work and good progression/benefits

Cons

Overcomplicated workflows and not enough cross departmental collaboration/comms

5.0

10 Sept 2025

Love it

Test engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Cheap brekky, free coffee and a good group of lads

Cons

Not really sure if I’m honest

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