Is KLA a good company to work for?

KLA has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 2,241 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 80% 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 194 reviews)); "Has good work life balance" ((in 142 reviews)); "Good benefit and package." ((in 124 reviews)); "good salary but not good enough" ((in 93 reviews)); "Good culture and depends highly on department supported" ((in 88 reviews))

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

"Poor management needs to be trained" ((in 63 reviews)); "2) Bad managers/ clueless about creating goals and making checkpoints" ((in 51 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of travel." ((in 20 reviews)); "Not many chances to move up and the recent layoffs were brutal to many employees." ((in 14 reviews)); "Upper management seems disconnected from the employees." ((in 13 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 , Totowa , Boise , Chandler , Phoenix , Richardson , 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

(1,993 total reviews)

Rick Wallace

89% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.7

Senior management

KLA has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,993 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

4.0

Jul 10, 2026

Neutral review

Application engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Diverse culture Relatively Competitive salary package Flexible working mode

Cons

Demanding customer request Difficult to say no to cusotmer

5.0

Jul 5, 2026

Everything is good with a very positive atmosphere

Application development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Everything is good and awesome

Cons

Nothing to complaint about very good atmosphere

4.0

Jul 3, 2026

Great stock compensation and excellent team expertise

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Leading company, Provide the stock compensation :ESPP, RSU Opportunity to work with other team- Division is devided with several teams and their expertise is excellant

Cons

Experience lack of resource for local BU

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