Is KLA a good company to work for?

KLA has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 2,223 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 79% of employees would recommend working at KLA to a friend and 81% 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 2% 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 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at KLA?

Software Engineer (137) , Applications Engineer (91) , Engineer (61) , Associate Test Engineer (44) , Algorithm Engineer (34) , Senior Software Engineer (33) , CSE (32) , Systems Engineer (31) , Customer Support Engineer (29) , Research Scientist (28) , Product Development Engineer (27) , 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 177 reviews)); "Has good work life balance" ((in 146 reviews)); "Good benefits and team bond" ((in 137 reviews)); "People and culture are good" ((in 90 reviews)); "Good salaries and bonuses." ((in 87 reviews))

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

"Poor management needs to be trained" ((in 61 reviews)); "low pay and no promotion from within." ((in 56 reviews)); "2) Bad managers/ clueless about creating goals and making checkpoints" ((in 46 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of ot" ((in 22 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 KLA locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Malta , Ann Arbor , Israel , Santa Clara , Austin , Portland , Hillsboro , Milpitas

KLA reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(1,978 total reviews)

Rick Wallace

89% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Senior management

KLA has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,978 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 21, 2013

If you are a lousy engineer with loud voice, and no shame at taking other ppl's credit, you will be promoted very soon.

Principal algorithm engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Senior management don't even know who you are.

Cons

Senior management don't even care to know who you are.

2.0

Apr 5, 2013

Business units good. Corp functions lacking.

Human resources

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome challenges. Great business. Lots of opportunity. Many great people. Business unit leaders are great. Facing unique challenges with lots of opportunities to learn and grow.

Cons

Corp functions. HR is a bunch of functional silos that don't communicate. Too much politics. Not living core values. Within the HR group there is a lack of trust and communication. The various functions aren't working as a team and personal agendas at the VP level are creating friction and tension between the functions.

1.0

Apr 3, 2011

Poor working environment in IT

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation is above average Benefits package is above average Some opportunities to work from home Some people are good to work with but there are not many left

Cons

Very little opportunity for career advancement in IT Extremely poor management at the IT senior manager level and above Promotions within IT are not based on merit People are not proud to work here. In fact it is the complete opposite IT Managers have little credibility and poor skills and incredibility incompetent and disliked Knowledgeable people receive very little respect. It is really shocking but people get used to it

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If you are a lousy engineer with loud voice, and no shame at taking other ppl's credit, you will be promoted very soon.

Business units good. Corp functions lacking.

Poor working environment in IT

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