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 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at KLA?

Software Engineer (137) , Applications Engineer (91) , Engineer (60) , Associate Test Engineer (44) , Algorithm Engineer (33) , Senior Software Engineer (33) , CSE (32) , Systems Engineer (31) , Customer Support Engineer (28) , 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 180 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 139 reviews)); "Good benefits and team bond" ((in 132 reviews)); "People and culture are good" ((in 86 reviews)); "Good salaries and bonuses." ((in 83 reviews))

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

"Poor management needs to be trained" ((in 61 reviews)); "2) Bad managers/ clueless about creating goals and making checkpoints" ((in 47 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of ot" ((in 23 reviews)); "4) layoff without giving any warning.no" ((in 13 reviews)); "Political and ineffective senior management led by a CIO who is a legend in his own mind." ((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.

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4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(1,973 total reviews)

Rick Wallace

91% approve of CEO

82% positive business outlook

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4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.7

Senior management

3.7

Career opportunities

KLA has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,973 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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2K reviews

5.0

Feb 17, 2026

Good work and culture

Associate tech lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good WLB and job security

Cons

located only in chennai in india.

5.0

Dec 6, 2025

Work Culture

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance, Work Culture, Growth

Cons

Some teams are using old tech stacks

5.0

Nov 11, 2025

Really good work life balance with good starting salary

Associate lead - applications development

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance Good starting salary

Cons

Medium skill growth, location is Chennai

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