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

Mar 15, 2011

Deleted review by Glassdoor - Submitted again with changes

Old it guy

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some of the people are not so bitter, but the vast majority are The managers seem to be able to survive with no great turnover There is work but no real bench strength

Cons

A really poor work environment where survival is the key There is really no incentive to do well or to get ahead since it's not recognized The management team do not listen nor do they appreciate the hard work of key individuals People are leaving in droves and there is an increasingly negative work atmosphere with people desperate to get out

1.0

Oct 14, 2010

Don't join IT at any cost in KLA. You will regret almost everyday regarding your decision

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation ( May be) interesting work - so far

Cons

Lack of leadership at the senior management level ( Directors and above) No clear objectives or direction given to the senior managers or below. Promotions are given to the people who threaten to leave None knows where IT is going on as long term plans are never discussed ( even for next six months ) Atleast 7 resignations since Aug-2010 and still counting- Best part - No replacement requisitions opened for any of them.

2.0

Apr 28, 2009

"GPTW" was one of the first signs of the downfall ...

senior member of technical staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Extremely challenging problems to solve, many in "bleeding edge" of technology. The "worker bees" are characteristically great to work with, very collaborative.

Cons

The company got large enough that the inputs from bean counters became significant. It seems that once the founders hand over control of a company to others, the goals shift. Rick Wallace's goals are to maximize his personal ROI, no matter what happens to the company. I believe Mr. Wallace's goals are to make KLA-Tencor a good acquisition target ... perhaps for ASML or AMAT.

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Deleted review by Glassdoor - Submitted again with changes

Don't join IT at any cost in KLA. You will regret almost everyday regarding your decision

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