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

1.0

Nov 17, 2022

Great Pay, Poor Work Life Balance (CA Hours)

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary, RSUs & benefits are great.

Cons

You will be expected to frequently accommodate California hours, and it's not unusual to have meetings at 7:00, 8:00, and 9:00 PM EST. There is a double standard. California employees will complain about early morning meetings and anything after 6:00 PM PST. The company feels like it was <500 middle aged men and then suddenly scaled to 10,000 people while trying to reinvent itself. The systems and processes don't align with the revenue, which leads to lots of chaos. If you're looking for a well run machine, this isn't it. This is bootstrapping your way to a $10B business. Number of vacation days and bonus percentages are low.

4.0

Nov 15, 2022

Challenging job but worth it

Applications engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great support for the work and education

Cons

A challenging job and working under complex stressful condition

3.0

Nov 14, 2022

Old school culture

Business process analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great learning curves and growth opportunities

Cons

Not really flexible, traditional working styles

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