Is KLA a good company to work for?

KLA has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 2,232 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 79% of employees would recommend working at KLA to a friend and 79% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about KLA have been left by employees working as Test Engineer , Field Applications Engineer and Product Marketing Manager .

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?

79% 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 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at KLA?

Software Engineer (137) , Applications Engineer (91) , Engineer (62) , Associate Test Engineer (45) , 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 191 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 141 reviews)); "Good benefits and team bond" ((in 132 reviews)); "Good culture and depends highly on department supported" ((in 92 reviews)); "Good salaries and bonuses." ((in 82 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)); "Sometimes there can be long hours" ((in 20 reviews)); "Upper management seems disconnected from the employees." ((in 15 reviews)); "1. Senior management is very much egoistic." ((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.

What are the top reviewed KLA locations?

Milpitas , San Jose , Ann Arbor , Hillsboro , Austin , Portland , Israel , Malta , Santa Clara , Boise , Chandler , Phoenix , Richardson , Totowa , Oak Ridge , San Ramon , Beaverton , Boston , Arizona City , Fremont , San Francisco , Denver , Westwood , Ridgewood , Meridian , Provo , Naperville , Albany , Clifton Park , Brooklyn

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4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(1,986 total reviews)

Rick Wallace

90% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

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KLA has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,986 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

Sep 23, 2025

Great Company! Horrible Management!

Material handler

Recommend

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Pros

The pay and company benefits are great! Great employees Always opportunities to learn and overtime!

Cons

Management needs to learn how to properly communicate with the team and not just believe they have all the answers

4.0

Sep 18, 2025

Good culture, WLB not so good

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Smart people, uplifting others, great work

Cons

The work load is heavy

4.0

Aug 28, 2025

Business Analyst

Sales ops

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

large data and work with diversity discipline

Cons

Corporate - promoting is much difficult (Salary based on tables instead of execution)

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