Is KLA a good company to work for?

KLA has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 2,237 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 (138) , 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 188 reviews)); "Has good work life balance" ((in 136 reviews)); "Good benefit and package." ((in 122 reviews)); "Good salaries and bonuses." ((in 89 reviews)); "People and culture are good" ((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 44 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of ot" ((in 23 reviews)); "Upper management seems disconnected from the employees." ((in 13 reviews)); "1. Senior management is very much egoistic." ((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 , 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

KLA reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(1,990 total reviews)

Rick Wallace

90% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

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 1,990 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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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

3.0

Jan 22, 2013

Management must think we are stupid

Senior research scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company is still profitable in these tough times.

Cons

The company had gotten rid of stock options a few years back and replaced them with "restricted stock units.". This year they got rid of those and replaced that with cash that mature. That's all well and good except the monetary equivalence became smaller (by half!) every time there's a change. I used to get 500 shares of stock per year (~2$5k) and this year I got $12k. I don't mind getting a pay cut if times are tough, but doing it in such a roundabout, underhanded way is despicable.

4.0

Jan 22, 2013

Great place to work

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great opportunities for scientists to work on cutting edge technology.

Cons

work-life balance can be tricky.

5.0

Dec 21, 2012

Great company & great benefits

Sqc engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very passionate employees, open-door policy, work ownership is great. Hard work will be appreciated. Very good employee benefits. Get a good exposure & gain a lot of knowledge. A very good management - Managers are ready to hear your issues & are ready to help in all means possible. The work culture is great too. This helps each employee to do their level best. It is one of the best company - no doubt in this - irrespective of division/job profile.

Cons

Growing up the ladder takes a very long time. This is not a big deal for some who just love their work & get paid well.

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