Kla
Offered base salaries from 239 certified H-1B filings, across 17 roles in 5 metro areas.
Half of Kla's certified filings offered $151,091 or more.
The middle half of offers fell between $121,600 and $178,468. Offered base salary excludes equity and bonus — read every figure on this page as a floor on total pay, not an average.
What they hire for
Offered base salary by occupation, nationwide, ordered by filing volume.
| Role | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineers, All Other | $143,500 | $79k – $230k | 51 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | $155,000 | $92k – $251k | 32 |
| Mechanical Engineers | $120,500 | $81k – $205k | 29 |
| Software Developers | $150,000 | $100k – $241k | 26 |
| Electrical Engineers | $149,731 | $94k – $205k | 17 |
| Sales Engineers | $180,000 | $101k – $282k | 16 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $180,201 | $135k – $285k | 14 |
| Materials Engineers | $132,000 | $103k – $176k | 11 |
| Computer Programmers | $165,070 | $109k – $230k | 7 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | $168,508 | $160k – $193k | 5 |
Where they hire
The same filings by worksite metro area.
| Metro area | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $165,070 | $94k – $285k | 149 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $125,000 | $92k – $180k | 46 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $97,344 | $79k – $177k | 25 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $136,620 | $109k – $145k | 5 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $154,875 | $116k – $197k | 5 |
Offers beside the local going rate
Each row compares Kla's median offer with the median for everyone in that occupation and metro, from federal wage statistics.
| Role — Metro | Median offer | Filings | vs. market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineers, All Other — San Jose | $145,933 | 36 | −14.0% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other — San Jose | $167,000 | 21 | −9.5% |
| Sales Engineers — San Jose | $180,823 | 13 | +1.9% |
| Software Developers — San Jose | $181,445 | 11 | −14.9% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other — Ann Arbor | $137,500 | 11 | +29.4% |
| Electrical Engineers — San Jose | $160,000 | 11 | −14.5% |
| Mechanical Engineers — Phoenix | $92,040 | 11 | −8.9% |
| Mechanical Engineers — San Jose | $155,737 | 11 | −7.3% |
| Software Developers — Ann Arbor | $125,000 | 10 | −1.4% |
| Engineers, All Other — Phoenix | $109,241 | 8 | +6.8% |
How this page was made
- Employer pay
- US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
- Coverage
- 239 certified full-time H-1B filings. Groups under 3 filings are excluded throughout.
- Market comparison
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
Filings state the offered base salary at time of application; equity and bonus are not recorded, and visa-sponsored hiring skews toward larger employers and technical roles — this page describes Kla's visa filings, not its whole workforce. Employer names are normalised from filing entities, so figures cover the filing entity named above. We take no payment from employers for how any figure is presented, and corrections are welcome at press@salaryalmanac.com.