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Updated Mar 30, 2023

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Found 1,351 of over 1K reviews
4.1
83% Recommend to a Friend
KLA President and Chief Executive Officer Rick Wallace
92% Approve of CEO

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4.1
83%
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92%
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KLA President and Chief Executive Officer Rick Wallace
Rick Wallace
683 Ratings

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  1. 5.0
    Current Employee

    Great company good management

    Mar 30, 2023 - Algorithm Engineer in Ann Arbor, MI
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
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    Pros

    Great place to be, management are all understanding of their employees.

    Cons

    Usually working more than forty hour work week

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  2. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    Awesome place to work

    Mar 28, 2023 - Buyer in Ann Arbor, MI
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Silicon Valley Tech company in Ann Arbor Good Pay Good Education benefits Lots of opportunities for different roles Signing Bonus Stock options

    Cons

    Seems like it may be a slow climb to advance to a higher position with raises and promotions only once a year. Could be considered stressful at times but I think that’s part of the fun. Starting PTO is 15 days could be higher as that includes sick time

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  4. 5.0
    Former Employee

    Great Company

    Mar 28, 2023 - Recruiting Coordinator in Ann Arbor, MI
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Fair pay, great resume builder, great leadership

    Cons

    I got laid off so poor money management on the director level

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  5. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 3 years

    Great company with good values and secure environment

    Mar 15, 2023 - Senior Software Engineer 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Great company, nice team, has good focus on DEI, treats women as equals. Will give you lots of opportunities to grow and demonstrate leadership. Always working on interesting challenges. Flexible. Good work-life balance. CEO has good vision.

    Cons

    Seems like long-term they will require some type of hybrid or in office for many positions.

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  6. 5.0
    Former Employee

    Good Company

    Mar 24, 2023 - Expense Analyst in Milpitas, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Diversified and good working enviroment

    Cons

    No cons at this moment.

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  7. 3.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    Ok company, bad medical

    Feb 25, 2023 - Customer Service Engineer II in Denver, CO
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    The company is quite progressive.

    Cons

    The medical coverage is fairly terrible. High premiums, high deductible, and often denial of coverage for medical treatment. Pay has not kept up with inflation, nor has it kept up with an increase in travel requirements or separation from family. I have seen a large number of gatherings and events, but these are not available for remotely located employees. There are also localized benefits at official sites, but there is no compensation for the lack of these for remote employees. Recently made aware of many benefits and pay differences for employees in other countries, and it would seem that in the United States the company provides just above the minimum of what is required by law and regulation.

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  8. 2.0
    Former Employee, less than 1 year

    Incompetent Managers

    Mar 24, 2023 - Field Applications Engineer 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Good work life balance Decent salary

    Cons

    Hard to get recognition Poor management Unsatisfied customer review

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  9. 4.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    A fine place to work!

    Mar 22, 2023 - Field Applications Engineer in Hillsboro, OR
    Recommend
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    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Great Benefits. Healthcare, Auto allowance, work from home

    Cons

    Poor quality training, Customers can be difficult to work with

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  10. 2.0
    Former Employee, more than 10 years

    Typical Fieldler Contigency Model of Management not enough Transformational Leaders

    Nov 4, 2022 - Senior Director Marketing in Milpitas, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
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    Pros

    The company is a highly process oreinted objective, strategy , task driven Rewards are management by objective. Success is measured in metrics and goal achievement.

    Cons

    Very little in the way of transformational leadership. Very few indvidiuals that are inspirational, partcipitive, or supportive. You either swim wuth the fishes or sleep woth them. Undercurrent of indviduals looking out for number one lack of true leadership

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  11. 4.0
    Current Employee

    ok

    Mar 16, 2023 - Product Development Engineer in Milpitas, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Relatively stable company business in this recession time. Good smart people around you

    Cons

    Busy depends on the team you are in. Relatively low salary compared to big names in bay area

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KLA has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 1,496 reviews left anonymously by employees. 83% of employees would recommend working at KLA to a friend and 83% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, KLA employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at KLA. This rating has decreased by -1% over the last 12 months.

83% of KLA employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated KLA 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at KLA to be benefits, career development, coworkers and the cons to be culture, management.

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