Is KLA a good company to work for?

KLA has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 2,231 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 (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 191 reviews)); "Has good work life balance" ((in 143 reviews)); "Good benefits and comp." ((in 133 reviews)); "Good salaries and bonuses." ((in 87 reviews)); "Great culture and values overall" ((in 84 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 46 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of ot" ((in 21 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

(1,985 total reviews)

Rick Wallace

90% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

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KLA has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,985 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

Feb 18, 2011

Over all a good place to work.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Great benefit stock purchase, 401k matching up to three thousand per year.. Good pay compare to similar job at different companies. A lot of OT if you don't mind spending all your time at work

Cons

Difficult balancing time between family and work due to tight schedule and work load. OT is voluntary bases but you better know better than to say no.

3.0

Feb 16, 2011

great people, exremely hard working

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

cutting edge technology, extremely intelligent folks

Cons

no work life balance, expect to work 10-12 hrs

4.0

Feb 15, 2011

Positive

Senior financial analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The MBA Finance rotational program is one of the best in the nation where you get to become a well-rounded Finance professional.

Cons

This company is not an entrepreneurial company and there are lots of bureaucracy to get to upper management. They make you work very very long hours.

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