Is KLA a good company to work for?

KLA has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 2,230 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 78% of employees would recommend working at KLA to a friend and 82% 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?

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 185 reviews)); "it offers good work life balance" ((in 136 reviews)); "Good benefits and team bond" ((in 134 reviews)); "Good culture and depends highly on department supported" ((in 90 reviews)); "good salary but not good enough" ((in 85 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 44 reviews)); "Sometimes there can be long hours" ((in 19 reviews)); "Upper management seems disconnected from the employees." ((in 14 reviews)); "Long hours, stagnant work, lots of layoffs" ((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

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).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

4.0

Sep 4, 2023

Awesome place to work, hard to maintain work-life balance

Sr. director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Culture, people are the best at what they do. Best technology in the world, dedicated teams. KLA processes really force the teams to think strategically and continuously think of what is best for the customers, company and employees. It really is a great place to work

Cons

KLA runs a little too lean and there's little work life balance. Management says that they care about this but are always asking for more that we people can deliver without having to sacrifice personal and family life.

5.0

Sep 4, 2023

Wonderful Company

Ate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Hours & Great People

Cons

the only problem is the distance from home to work

5.0

Sep 2, 2023

greate place to work

Manufacturing specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great values good benefits much career development apportunities

Cons

very high flactuation market can result in employee layoffs

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