Kla Sales Engineer salary

Based on 29 H-1B filings by KLA Corporation, fiscal years 2025–2026. Base salary only.

Also listed as: Solutions Engineer

Median salary$170,000
Middle 50%$149.2k–$203.2k
vs. all employers+16%comparison median $146,888
Filings29FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $105,114 and $272,391.
PercentileSalary
10th$133,574
25th$149,247
50th (median)$170,000
75th$203,162
90th$237,837

Salary by year

Median salary

$130k $155k $180k FY2021: median $145,520 (16 filings) FY2022: median $158,287 (15 filings) FY2024: median $166,442 (11 filings) FY2025: median $164,505 (22 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 9 filings FY20 FY2021: 16 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 2 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 22 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 22
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––9
FY2021$145,520$132,219$164,44116
FY2022$158,287$146,002$168,00015
FY2023–––2
FY2024$166,442$163,160$198,87611
FY2025$164,505$149,247$190,90622
FY2026–––7

By state

California
$191,940
Idaho
$111,349
Massachusetts
$151,330
Michigan
$149,247
Oregon
$143,000

Bar length: number of filings (California 21). Figure: average salary in that state.

By city

Milpitas, CA$180,823 · 21 filings

Cities with at least 10 filings. Figure: median salary.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Level I · Entry too few 1
Level II · Qualified too few 5
Level III · Experienced too few 8
Level IV · Fully competent too few 8

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Questions

How much does a sales engineer make at Kla?

In H-1B filings, KLA Corporation's median base salary for Sales Engineer is $170,000; half of filings fall between $149,247 and $203,162. Bonus and stock are not included.

Does Kla sponsor H-1B visas for sales engineers?

Yes. KLA Corporation filed 29 certified Labor Condition Applications for this role in FY2025–FY2026. A filing is a step before the visa petition, not an approval.

Which job titles are included?

Filings are grouped by occupation code 41-9031 (Sales Engineers), so this page covers every job title Kla filed under that code.

Where does this data come from?

The U.S. Department of Labor's public LCA disclosure files, updated every quarter. Methodology