H-1B sponsor profile

Kla

Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications · trailing 12 months

Median base salary

$151,091

▲ +0.03% YoY

Average salary

$154,314

Mean of all filings

Certified LCAs

277

Full-time positions

Occupations

SOC codes with 5+ filings

H-1B wage level mix

Level I3914.1% of LCAs

Level II10136.5% of LCAs

Level III6021.7% of LCAs

Level IV4817.3% of LCAs

29 filings had no wage level.

Top occupations

Engineers, All Other
Computer Occupations, All Other
Software Developers
Mechanical Engineers
Sales Engineers

Top worksite metros

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
Ann Arbor, MI
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

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Kla H-1B pay range

Annual base pay across all 277 certified full-time H-1B filings.

P10$109,242

P25$124,000

Median$151,091

P75$180,000

P90$205,138

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Kla salaries by job title

Kla's pay for each job title compared with the median of all H-1B sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation. Tap a row for the full range and competing sponsors.

Job title	LCAs	Kla median	All sponsors	vs all
Software Engineer SOC 1/3 SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	26	$145,451	$142,864	+1.8%
Kla · Software Engineer (26 LCAs) P10$110,666 P25$132,944 Median$145,451 P75$201,776 P90$230,430 Wage levels: I 0 · II 17 · III 3 · IV 3 \| All sponsors: P25 $114,399 · median $142,864 · P75 $182,002 (37,090 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Software Engineer Google $194,000 (3,054) Meta $214,032 (2,657) Wal Mart Associates $130,000 (1,162) Paypal $150,957 (600) Software Engineer at all sponsors →
Software Engineer SOC 2/3 SOC 15-1299 · Computer Occupations, All Other	25	$149,517	$95,000	+57.4%
Kla · Software Engineer (25 LCAs) P10$108,913 P25$133,000 Median$149,517 P75$167,000 P90$204,981 Wage levels: I 4 · II 9 · III 7 · IV 5 \| All sponsors: P25 $84,000 · median $95,000 · P75 $139,000 (832 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Software Engineer Databricks $142,200 (82) Atos Syntel $87,000 (58) Meta $139,000 (34) Response Informatics $89,773 (29) Software Engineer at all sponsors →
Product Development Engineer SOC 17-2199 · Engineers, All Other	16	$143,856	$142,394	+1%
Kla · Product Development Engineer (16 LCAs) P10$120,523 P25$124,402 Median$143,856 P75$147,724 P90$158,825 Wage levels: I 6 · II 7 · III 2 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $126,138 · median $142,394 · P75 $147,724 (20 LCAs) Product Development Engineer at all sponsors →
Product Marketing Manager SOC 41-9031 · Sales Engineers	12	$175,016	$166,147	+5.3%
Kla · Product Marketing Manager (12 LCAs) P10$150,874 P25$155,542 Median$175,016 P75$194,450 P90$202,636 Wage levels: I 0 · II 2 · III 2 · IV 2 \| All sponsors: P25 $150,355 · median $166,147 · P75 $195,000 (21 LCAs) Product Marketing Manager at all sponsors →
Product Development Applications Engineer SOC 1/2 SOC 17-2199 · Engineers, All Other	9	$143,917	only sponsor	—
Kla · Product Development Applications Engineer (9 LCAs) P10$124,374 P25$130,000 Median$143,917 P75$157,500 P90$159,510 Wage levels: I 2 · II 6 · III 1 · IV 0
Product Development Applications Engineer SOC 2/2 SOC 17-2131 · Materials Engineers	8	$131,853	only sponsor	—
Kla · Product Development Applications Engineer (8 LCAs) P10$118,720 P25$127,478 Median$131,853 P75$148,795 P90$154,501 Wage levels: I 1 · II 5 · III 1 · IV 0
Information Systems Analyst SOC 15-1299 · Computer Occupations, All Other	7	$149,917	only sponsor	—
Kla · Information Systems Analyst (7 LCAs) P10$110,000 P25$124,628 Median$149,917 P75$150,000 P90$150,000 Wage levels: I 0 · II 2 · III 0 · IV 5
Mechanical Design Engineer SOC 17-2141 · Mechanical Engineers	7	$160,000	$100,000	+60%
Kla · Mechanical Design Engineer (7 LCAs) P10$119,800 P25$129,316 Median$160,000 P75$185,000 P90$190,000 Wage levels: I 1 · II 1 · III 1 · IV 2 \| All sponsors: P25 $85,010 · median $100,000 · P75 $137,625 (435 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Mechanical Design Engineer Tesla $149,636 (109) L&t Technology $91,500 (44) Veenus Infotechs $83,200 (28) Technosoft $90,000 (19) Mechanical Design Engineer at all sponsors →
Software Engineer SOC 3/3 SOC 15-1251 · Computer Programmers	7	$178,069	$97,000	+83.6%
Kla · Software Engineer (7 LCAs) P10$156,834 P25$162,230 Median$178,069 P75$200,500 P90$218,116 Wage levels: I 0 · II 0 · III 4 · IV 3 \| All sponsors: P25 $81,000 · median $97,000 · P75 $120,200 (1,963 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Software Engineer Mphasis $120,000 (603) Skilltune $98,400 (305) Gp $93,250 (102) Satin $95,120 (65) Software Engineer at all sponsors →
Customer Support Engineer SOC 17-2141 · Mechanical Engineers	6	$83,179	only sponsor	—
Kla · Customer Support Engineer (6 LCAs) P10$80,643 P25$81,759 Median$83,179 P75$85,113 P90$85,758 Wage levels: I 6 · II 0 · III 0 · IV 0
Electrical Design Engineer SOC 17-2199 · Engineers, All Other	5	$184,685	only sponsor	—
Kla · Electrical Design Engineer (5 LCAs) P10$154,313 P25$160,782 Median$184,685 P75$188,855 P90$191,151 Wage levels: I 1 · II 0 · III 4 · IV 0 Electrical Design Engineer at all sponsors →

Titles need 5+ filings at Kla. “All sponsors” is the median for the same title and SOC across every sponsor, including Kla; “only sponsor” means no other employer filed it.

Kla salaries by occupation

Each SOC occupation Kla sponsors, compared with the BLS national median for all U.S. workers. Tap a row for wage levels, job titles and what competing sponsors pay.

Occupation	LCAs	Kla median	BLS median	vs BLS
Engineers, All Other SOC 17-2199	65	$145,038	$122,930	+18%
Kla pay range · Engineers, All Other P10$109,241 P25$124,536 Median$145,038 P75$160,000 P90$186,800 By H-1B wage level Level I$124,00016 LCAs · 25% Level II$145,28430 LCAs · 46% Level III$161,89116 LCAs · 25% Level IV—2 LCAs · 3% Job titles filed under this SOC Product Development Engineer16 LCAs · median $143,856 · +1% vs all sponsors Product Development Applications Engineer9 LCAs · median $143,917 · only sponsor Electrical Design Engineer5 LCAs · median $184,685 · only sponsor What competing sponsors pay for Engineers, All Other All-sponsor median $125,000 · average excluding Kla $129,579 Apple $158,621 (80) Tesla $140,641 (74) Asml Lp $129,459 (68) Torc Robotics $175,000 (37) Pay vs BLS national median 1.18× Kla $145,038 vs BLS $122,930 Where Kla's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Engineers, All Other occupation profile →
Computer Occupations, All Other SOC 15-1299	40	$150,000	$116,580	+28.7%
Kla pay range · Computer Occupations, All Other P10$110,000 P25$138,010 Median$150,000 P75$178,535 P90$213,970 By H-1B wage level Level I—4 LCAs · 10% Level II$142,88611 LCAs · 28% Level III—8 LCAs · 20% Level IV$168,87617 LCAs · 43% Job titles filed under this SOC Software Engineer25 LCAs · median $149,517 · +57.4% vs all sponsors Information Systems Analyst7 LCAs · median $149,917 · only sponsor What competing sponsors pay for Computer Occupations, All Other All-sponsor median $111,779 · average excluding Kla $120,388 Cognizant $111,384 (7,461) Infosys $92,217 (5,202) Tata Consultancy Services $86,445 (3,415) HCL $118,310 (1,525) Pay vs BLS national median 1.29× Kla $150,000 vs BLS $116,580 Where Kla's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Computer Occupations, All Other occupation profile →
Software Developers SOC 15-1252	29	$146,002	$135,980	+7.4%
Kla pay range · Software Developers P10$112,266 P25$132,925 Median$146,002 P75$191,070 P90$223,923 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II$140,29018 LCAs · 62% Level III—4 LCAs · 14% Level IV—3 LCAs · 10% Job titles filed under this SOC Software Engineer26 LCAs · median $145,451 · +1.8% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Software Developers All-sponsor median $136,433 · average excluding Kla $144,910 Amazon $155,000 (9,778) Microsoft $175,760 (4,681) Google $194,000 (3,386) Meta $214,032 (3,009) Pay vs BLS national median 1.07× Kla $146,002 vs BLS $135,980 Where Kla's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Software Developers occupation profile →
Mechanical Engineers SOC 17-2141	26	$113,000	$104,110	+8.5%
Kla pay range · Mechanical Engineers P10$83,179 P25$95,472 Median$113,000 P75$150,064 P90$178,269 By H-1B wage level Level I—8 LCAs · 31% Level II—7 LCAs · 27% Level III—6 LCAs · 23% Level IV—3 LCAs · 12% Job titles filed under this SOC Mechanical Design Engineer7 LCAs · median $160,000 · +60% vs all sponsors Customer Support Engineer6 LCAs · median $83,179 · only sponsor What competing sponsors pay for Mechanical Engineers All-sponsor median $106,730 · average excluding Kla $114,747 Tesla $150,000 (388) Cummins $95,847 (273) Apple $158,995 (242) Rivian Automotive $154,410 (196) Pay vs BLS national median 1.09× Kla $113,000 vs BLS $104,110 Where Kla's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Mechanical Engineers occupation profile →
Sales Engineers SOC 41-9031	18	$175,016	$124,900	+40.1%
Kla pay range · Sales Engineers P10$137,210 P25$155,542 Median$175,016 P75$201,363 P90$238,631 By H-1B wage level Level I—1 LCAs · 6% Level II—3 LCAs · 17% Level III—2 LCAs · 11% Level IV—6 LCAs · 33% Job titles filed under this SOC Product Marketing Manager12 LCAs · median $175,016 · +5.3% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Sales Engineers All-sponsor median $147,826 · average excluding Kla $149,138 Google $171,000 (163) Microsoft $178,110 (89) Cisco $140,700 (73) Cadence Design $154,835 (63) Pay vs BLS national median 1.4× Kla $175,016 vs BLS $124,900 Where Kla's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Sales Engineers occupation profile →
Architectural and Engineering Managers SOC 11-9041	14	$184,600	$171,270	+7.8%
Kla pay range · Architectural and Engineering Managers P10$167,158 P25$177,309 Median$184,600 P75$207,378 P90$236,484 By H-1B wage level Level I—2 LCAs · 14% Level II—5 LCAs · 36% Level III—1 LCAs · 7% Level IV—2 LCAs · 14% What competing sponsors pay for Architectural and Engineering Managers All-sponsor median $182,728 · average excluding Kla $190,478 Nvidia $224,000 (135) Intel $202,299 (127) Apple $213,512 (77) Meta $251,766 (76) Pay vs BLS national median 1.08× Kla $184,600 vs BLS $171,270 Where Kla's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Architectural and Engineering Managers occupation profile →
Electrical Engineers SOC 17-2071	13	$149,731	$120,630	+24.1%
Kla pay range · Electrical Engineers P10$112,304 P25$123,739 Median$149,731 P75$185,368 P90$185,776 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—3 LCAs · 23% Level III—3 LCAs · 23% Level IV—1 LCAs · 8% What competing sponsors pay for Electrical Engineers All-sponsor median $121,750 · average excluding Kla $127,788 Apple $160,553 (408) Microsoft $185,000 (165) Tesla $169,179 (140) Micron Technology $132,784 (116) Pay vs BLS national median 1.24× Kla $149,731 vs BLS $120,630 Where Kla's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Electrical Engineers occupation profile →
Materials Engineers SOC 17-2131	12	$131,853	$112,860	+16.8%
Kla pay range · Materials Engineers P10$112,800 P25$121,200 Median$131,853 P75$149,989 P90$155,144 By H-1B wage level Level I—2 LCAs · 17% Level II—5 LCAs · 42% Level III—4 LCAs · 33% Level IV—0 LCAs · 0% Job titles filed under this SOC Product Development Applications Engineer8 LCAs · median $131,853 · only sponsor What competing sponsors pay for Materials Engineers All-sponsor median $121,400 · average excluding Kla $119,977 Intel $124,090 (472) Lam Research $137,093 (82) Asm $124,051 (63) Applied Materials $149,227 (60) Pay vs BLS national median 1.17× Kla $131,853 vs BLS $112,860 Where Kla's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Materials Engineers occupation profile →
Computer and Information Research Scientists SOC 15-1221	9	$168,508	$140,300	+20.1%
Kla pay range · Computer and Information Research Scientists P10$153,829 P25$162,965 Median$168,508 P75$190,000 P90$194,513 By H-1B wage level Level I—2 LCAs · 22% Level II—6 LCAs · 67% Level III—1 LCAs · 11% Level IV—0 LCAs · 0% What competing sponsors pay for Computer and Information Research Scientists All-sponsor median $182,000 · average excluding Kla $188,629 Amazon $175,000 (945) Meta $191,678 (567) Google $205,000 (245) Nvidia $184,018 (103) Pay vs BLS national median 1.2× Kla $168,508 vs BLS $140,300 Where Kla's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Computer and Information Research Scientists occupation profile →
Computer Programmers SOC 15-1251	7	$178,069	$100,390	+77.4%
Kla pay range · Computer Programmers P10$156,834 P25$162,230 Median$178,069 P75$200,500 P90$218,116 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—0 LCAs · 0% Level III—4 LCAs · 57% Level IV—3 LCAs · 43% Job titles filed under this SOC Software Engineer7 LCAs · median $178,069 · +83.6% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Computer Programmers All-sponsor median $91,728 · average excluding Kla $97,158 Tata Consultancy Services $83,866 (1,079) Mphasis $116,500 (902) Wipro $89,253 (554) Accenture $121,800 (465) Pay vs BLS national median 1.77× Kla $178,069 vs BLS $100,390 Where Kla's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Computer Programmers occupation profile →
Data Scientists SOC 15-2051	5	$120,146	$120,230	-0.1%
Kla pay range · Data Scientists P10$105,360 P25$113,400 Median$120,146 P75$131,950 P90$132,494 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—1 LCAs · 20% Level III—4 LCAs · 80% Level IV—0 LCAs · 0% What competing sponsors pay for Data Scientists All-sponsor median $123,531 · average excluding Kla $130,960 Amazon $139,146 (2,008) Microsoft $172,526 (835) Wal Mart Associates $147,344 (752) Jpmorgan Chase $140,000 (521) Pay vs BLS national median 1× Kla $120,146 vs BLS $120,230 Where Kla's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Data Scientists occupation profile →
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers SOC 15-1253	5	$135,383	$104,300	+29.8%
Kla pay range · Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers P10$116,104 P25$125,259 Median$135,383 P75$155,000 P90$163,205 By H-1B wage level Level I—1 LCAs · 20% Level II—1 LCAs · 20% Level III—1 LCAs · 20% Level IV—1 LCAs · 20% What competing sponsors pay for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers All-sponsor median $104,728 · average excluding Kla $111,670 Cognizant $100,984 (1,711) Tata Consultancy Services $86,611 (431) Capgemini $120,000 (356) Amazon $143,700 (320) Pay vs BLS national median 1.3× Kla $135,383 vs BLS $104,300 Where Kla's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers occupation profile →