KLA Corporation H1B Salary, Approval Rate & Sponsor Data

H1B Visa Sponsorship Overview

KLA Corporation, based in Milpitas, CA, has filed 355 H1B labor condition applications with the U.S. Department of Labor since FY2019. According to USCIS data, the company has an overall 98.3% petition approval rate, with 113 approvals and 2 denials for initial employment petitions.

The average salary offered on H1B applications is $146,076. This is +96.2% compared to the national median salary of $69,790 for the most common position, Electrical Engineers.

KLA Corporation has also filed 358 green card (PERM) applications, with 174 certified, indicating long-term sponsorship commitment for foreign workers. Green Card Sponsor

H1B Salaries by Job Title

Job Title	LCAs	Avg Salary	Market Median	vs Market
Electrical Engineers	43	$136,949	$69,790	+96.2% Above Market
Software Developers	41	$148,889	$102,420	+45.4% Above Market
Mechanical Engineers	39	$136,043	$93,340	+45.8% Above Market
Photonics Engineers	39	$142,340	$111,240	+28.0% Above Market
Software Developers, Systems Software	30	$126,828	N/A	N/A
Information Technology Project Managers	24	$157,906	$94,830	+66.5% Above Market
Sales Engineers	24	$163,443	$84,090	+94.4% Above Market
Materials Engineers	21	$130,648	$111,680	+17.0% Above Market
Architectural and Engineering Managers	19	$164,911	$147,820	+11.6% Above Market
Computer and Information Systems Managers	10	$210,516	$163,310	+28.9% Above Market
Manufacturing Engineers	7	$146,008	$92,370	+58.1% Above Market
Computer and Information Research Scientists	6	$175,314	$88,490	+98.1% Above Market
Physicists	6	$163,218	$148,490	+9.9% Above Market
Computer Systems Analysts	5	$145,037	N/A	N/A
Computer and Information Research Scientists	4	$146,656	N/A	N/A
Information Technology Project Managers	4	$113,443	N/A	N/A
Computer Systems Analysts	4	$135,829	$82,970	+63.7% Above Market
Operations Research Analysts	4	$139,238	$82,920	+67.9% Above Market
Computer Programmers	3	$201,786	$116,910	+72.6% Above Market
Data Scientists	3	$96,539	$100,190	-3.6% At Market

USCIS Approval History

Year	Initial Approved	Initial Denied	Approval Rate
FY2023	11	0	100.0%
FY2022	102	2	98.1%

Work Locations

Milpitas, CA — 246 LCAs, avg $156,881
Ann Arbor,, MI — 60 LCAs, avg $115,622
Austin, TX — 9 LCAs, avg $140,493
Boise, ID — 6 LCAs, avg $126,634
Hillsboro, OR — 6 LCAs, avg $134,062
Chandler, AZ — 5 LCAs, avg $116,118
Beaverton, OR — 4 LCAs, avg $119,293
Malta, NY — 3 LCAs, avg $107,013
Phoenix, AZ — 2 LCAs, avg $94,563
Richardson, TX — 2 LCAs, avg $116,127

Green Card (PERM) Sponsorship

KLA Corporation has filed 358 PERM applications for permanent labor certification, with 174 certified.

Job Title	Applications	Certified	Avg Salary
Software Developers	75	38	$136,349
Mechanical Engineers	48	25	$125,366
Electrical Engineers	32	18	$139,053
Software Developers, Systems Software	30	17	$143,828
Photonics Engineers	25	15	$135,490
Sales Engineers	18	7	$128,926
Materials Engineers	17	6	$124,092
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	11	6	$143,280
Validation Engineers	10	2	$128,024
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7	3	$160,714

H1B Filing Trends

Year	LCAs	Certified	Avg Salary	Workers
FY2026	28	28	$164,923	28
FY2025	42	42	$167,684	42
FY2024	51	51	$158,969	51
FY2023	55	55	$142,642	55
FY2022	50	50	$150,717	50
FY2021	60	60	$134,775	105
FY2020	56	53	$123,874	56
FY2019	13	0	$129,557	13