Kla salaries in San Jose, CA

Based on 393 certified H-1B filings by KLA Corporation in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$165,195
Middle 50%$148k–$189k
vs. all employers here−8%comparison median $178,705
Filings393FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $105,429 and $255,146.
PercentileSalary
10th$129,101
25th$148,000
50th (median)$165,195
75th$189,000
90th$214,890

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $145k $180k FY2020: median $129,252 (136 filings) FY2021: median $133,513 (138 filings) FY2022: median $152,002 (196 filings) FY2023: median $154,976 (116 filings) FY2024: median $162,891 (138 filings) FY2025: median $164,827 (221 filings) FY2026: median $167,123 (172 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 136 filings FY20 FY2021: 138 filings FY21 FY2022: 196 filings FY22 FY2023: 116 filings FY23 FY2024: 138 filings FY24 FY2025: 221 filings FY25 FY2026: 172 filings FY26 221
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$129,252$117,854$143,987136
FY2021$133,513$121,109$150,645138
FY2022$152,002$135,567$171,459196
FY2023$154,976$137,476$173,925116
FY2024$162,891$146,203$183,463138
FY2025$164,827$147,084$188,780221
FY2026$167,123$149,633$190,000172

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Validation Engineer$157,547114
Systems Engineer / Architect$168,50056
Mechanical Engineer$160,00037
Software Engineer$193,59724
Materials Engineer$149,29624
Sales Engineer$180,82321
Electrical Engineer$170,93920
Engineering Director$221,80912
Research Scientist (Computer Science)$198,55011
Programmer Analyst$175,03210
Operations Research Analysttoo few7
Project Managertoo few6
QA Engineertoo few6
Industrial Engineertoo few6
Physicisttoo few6
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JobMedian hereFilings
Technical Writertoo few6
Electronics Engineertoo few5
Logisticiantoo few4
Network Architecttoo few3
IT Managertoo few2
Systems Analysttoo few2
Chemical Engineertoo few2

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in San Jose, CA.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $126,450 35
Mid-level · Level II $152,596 140
Senior · Level III $171,995 111
Expert · Level IV $204,560 60

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.