KLA Corporation

H-1B & green card sponsor · Headquarters Milpitas, CA · Industry: Manufacturing

Short answer

Yes, KLA Corporation sponsors H-1B visas. It had 289 certified H-1B filings in FY2026 so far, with a median salary of $150,000.

H-1B filings · FY2026 so far

289

#115 of 50,637 sponsors

Median salary

$150,000

+19% vs all H-1B ($126,372)

Green cards (PERM) · FY2026 so far

116

certified labor certifications

Most common level

Level III

35% of filings with a level

By fiscal year

H-1B filings

218FY2024

342FY2025

289FY2026*

*FY2026 covers Oct 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026 (9 months).

By fiscal year

Green card (PERM) certifications

61FY2023

32FY2024

166FY2025

116FY2026*

Certified PERM cases by decision year, FY2023 onward.

FY2026 so far · all roles · 289 filings

What KLA Corporation pays H-1B workers

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10th pct: $111,537
25th pct: $126,152
Median: $150,000
75th pct: $175,068
90th pct: $198,575

DOL wage level of filings

Level I · entry · 7%
Level II · qualified · 34%
Level III · experienced · 35%
Level IV · fully competent · 24%

Of 275 filings that state a level. Level matters in the wage-weighted H-1B lottery.

FY2026 so far

Top roles KLA Corporation sponsors

Job title	DOL occupation	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
Software Engineer	Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	29	$151,900	$142,886 – $182,000
Software Engineer	Software Developers	22	$154,980	$126,284 – $194,860
Product Development Engineer	Nanosystems Engineers	13	$152,250	$149,822 – $167,165
Product Development Applications Engineer	Materials Engineers	11	$131,706	$129,438 – $153,180
Customer Support Engineer	Nanosystems Engineers	9	$100,797	$99,611 – $126,152
Product Development Applications Engineer	Nanosystems Engineers	8	$164,776	$146,696 – $169,218
Mechanical Design Engineer	Mechanical Engineers	8	$171,906	$162,653 – $190,000
Customer Engagement Applications Engineer	Mechanical Engineers	6	$119,086	$116,884 – $122,998

FY2026 so far worksites

Where they work

City	Filings	Median
Milpitas, CA	172	$167,122
Ann Arbor, MI	58	$131,124
Phoenix, AZ	11	$119,538
Boise, ID	9	$111,083
Totowa, NJ	6	$121,770
Beaverton, OR	5	$145,799
Austin, TX	5	$146,002
Chandler, AZ	5	$103,480

Worker positions on FY2026 so far filings

Who KLA Corporation files for

New hires55%

158 — Includes new graduates moving from OPT

Extensions of current workers24%

68 — Continuing H-1B employment with KLA Corporation

Transfers from other employers7%

20 — People switching to KLA Corporation from another H-1B employer

Amended petitions4%

12 — Usually a new location or role

Already on an H-1B elsewhere? 7% of positions are transfers from other employers, so KLA Corporation does hire people mid-H-1B.

PERM labor certification

Green card sponsorship

Fiscal year	Certified	Denied	Withdrawn	Median days to decision
FY2023	61	0	1	299
FY2024	32	0	2	395
FY2025	166	0	2	492
FY2026 so far	116	1	0	496

PERM is the first government step for most EB-2 and EB-3 green cards. Nationally, PERM decisions take a median of 398 days right now — see live PERM times.

Not H-1B dependent

H-1B workers are below DOL's dependency threshold.

No willful-violator flag

No DOL finding of willful wage violations on its filings.

Not debarred

Not on DOL's PERM / H-2A / H-2B debarment list.

Immigration law firms used

Corporate Immigration Partners, P.C. · Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP

Compare with similar sponsors

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Kla in the news

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Oct 3, 2026Vance Backs Ending H-1B Program as $100,000 H-1B Fee Court Fight Stalls Future

Sep 28, 2026100% Bonus Depreciation Saves Data-Center Spenders Billions of Dollars

Sep 28, 2026Families Pay Thousands for Walker-Rodriguez Study and Work Packages as Immigration New Zealand Finds Many Visas Not Lodged

Questions about KLA Corporation H-1B sponsorship

Does KLA Corporation sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. KLA Corporation had 289 certified H-1B labor condition applications in FY2026 so far, ranking #115 among all U.S. sponsors.

What is the H-1B salary at KLA Corporation?

The median is $150,000; the middle half of filings fall between $126,152 and $175,068. The most-filed title, Software Engineer, has a median of $151,900.

Does KLA Corporation sponsor green cards?

KLA Corporation had 116 certified PERM labor certifications in FY2026 so far. PERM is the first government step for most employment-based green cards.

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification LCA and PERM disclosure data, decisions through Jun 30, 2026. Salaries are annualized base wages from the filing and exclude bonus and stock. A certified LCA is not an approved H-1B petition. Updated Oct 4, 2026.