Is KLA a good company to work for?

KLA has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 2,239 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 (137) , 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 181 reviews)); "Has good work life balance" ((in 139 reviews)); "Good benefit and package." ((in 135 reviews)); "good salary but not good enough" ((in 93 reviews)); "Great culture and values overall" ((in 83 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 48 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of travel." ((in 21 reviews)); "Upper management seems disconnected from the employees." ((in 12 reviews)); "1. Senior management is very much egoistic." ((in 12 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 , Totowa , Boise , Chandler , Phoenix , Richardson , 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

(371 total reviews)

Rick Wallace

90% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

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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

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371 reviews

Reviews about "Compensation"

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4.0

May 5, 2026

Good pay and work-life balance, but weaker on management

Algorithm engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Industry standard compensation derived from "compa-ratio". A little better work-life balance than I've seen elsewhere.

Cons

I have experienced very weak management; generally, I often feel I know more than them and they make bad decisions. However, management in most other departments look incredible. So it may be just my microscopic experience and my advice should be just to stear clear of my team.

5.0

May 5, 2026

Good salary and supportive of process improvement, but challenging work-life balance

Associate test engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary is good Supportive of process improvement and automation; I was able to develop Python scripts to streamline diagnostic data extraction and reporting, which significantly accelerated improvement cycles - Clear project structures with meaningful cross-functional collaboration across engineering, quality, and operations teams - Strong exposure to global semiconductor standards

Cons

- Work-life balance can be challenging during peak production phases or extended debugging cycles - As a large multinational, some approval processes and change implementations can feel bureaucratic or slow to adapt - slow promotion

5.0

Apr 11, 2026

good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This is a good company.

Cons

Sometimes needed to work overtime, however the pay is good.

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