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Average KLA development engineer salary

$101,228yearly

$44.81 hourly rate

Entry-level KLA development engineer salary
$79,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does KLA pay development engineers?

The average salary for KLA development engineers is $101,228 per year. KLA development engineer salaries range between $79,000 to $128,000 per year. KLA development engineers earn 9% more than the national average salary for development engineers of $93,206.

Location impacts how much a development engineer at KLA can expect to make. Development engineers at KLA make the most in Milpitas, CA, Austin, TX, and Chandler, AZ.

How much does KLA pay development engineers by location?

KLA pays development engineers the most in Milpitas, CA, Austin, TX, and Chandler, AZ. Additionally, cities like Malta and Boise also report highly competitive salaries for development engineers at KLA.

Development engineer KLA salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Milpitas, CA$118,136$56.80
2Austin, TX$104,626$50.30
3Chandler, AZ$104,359$50.17
4Malta, NY$95,967$46.14
5Boise, ID$94,720$45.54
6Hillsboro, OR$90,394$43.46
7Ann Arbor, MI$89,501$43.03

Highest-paid KLA development engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Development Engineer/Engineering Manager$154,208$74-
2Senior Staff Engineer$148,709$71-
3Senior Principal Engineer$148,628$71-
4Principal Engineer$136,949$66-
5Staff Engineer$133,885$641
6Principle Engineer$133,335$64-
7Team Lead Engineer$132,031$63-
8Senior Software Development Engineer$129,803$621
9Project Engineer/Software Engineer$129,620$62-
10Senior Implementation Engineer$128,390$62-

Recent salaries for development engineers at kla

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Regional Applications Development EngineerMilpitas, CA06/03/2025$114,800
Applications Development EngineerTotowa, NJ05/25/2025$85,300
Applications Development EngineerBoise, ID05/16/2025$97,600
Applications Development Engineer-Ls-SwiftMilpitas, CA05/10/2025$114,800
Application Development Engineer (E)Milpitas, CA03/30/2025$126,700

Development engineer salary at KLA competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Rambus$111,253$534
2Xilinx$108,476$52-
3Synopsys$103,192$5019
4LSI$102,396$498
5Lam Research$100,043$4818
6STMicroelectronics$100,043$48-
7Radisys$99,728$48-
8Micron Technology$99,617$48105
9Skyworks Solutions$97,984$4710
10Amd$97,571$47143
11Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC$97,187$47-
12Teradyne$95,754$4651
13Orbotech$95,496$46-
14Anritsu$95,064$463
15Seagate Technology$93,431$459
16Intel$91,849$4466
17Tektronix$85,902$41-
18American Megatrends$84,710$41-
19Microchip Technology$82,765$4024
20Danaher$69,521$3344

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