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KLA Executive Compensation (FY25)

KLAC · Milpitas, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): November 7, 2025
300 figures on this page: 290 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Total compensation for Richard Wallace, President & Chief Executive Officer, came to $25,092,254 in fiscal 2025, and compared with the $26,644,359 reported for fiscal 2023, Wallace's total was 5.8% lower. The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 257:1, against median employee compensation of $97,645. For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 92.4% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held November 5, 2025. Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Analog Devices, Inc., Applied Materials, Inc., Broadcom, Inc. and Corning Incorporated, among others.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Richard Wallace
Median of the other named officers
$6,536,017
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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November 5, 2025
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2023 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Richard Wallace: $26,644,359 → $25,092,254 (5.8% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 92.5% → 92.4% (0.1 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 261:1 → 257:1 (1.5% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is KLA's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Richard Wallace, President & Chief Executive Officer, came to $25,092,254 in fiscal 2025. Compared with the $26,644,359 reported for fiscal 2023, Wallace's total was 5.8% lower.
What was KLA's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 92.4% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held November 5, 2025.
Which companies are in KLA's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Analog Devices, Inc., Applied Materials, Inc., Broadcom, Inc. and Corning Incorporated, among others.
What is KLA's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 257:1, against median employee compensation of $97,645.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Richard Wallace
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Ahmad Khan
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
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Bren Higgins
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Oreste Donzella
Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
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Brian Lorig
Executive Vice President, Chief Customer Officer
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Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Richard Wallace
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Ahmad Khan
President, Semiconductor Process Control
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Bren Higgins
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇— not reconciled
Oreste Donzella
Executive Vice President, Electronics, Packaging and Components
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Brian Lorig
Executive Vice President, Global Support and Services
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Mary Beth Wilkinson
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary
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Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Richard Wallace
President & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Bren Higgins
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ahmad Khan
President, Semiconductor Products and Customers
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Oreste Donzella
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Brian Lorig
Executive Vice President, KLA Global Services
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mary Beth Wilkinson
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Ahmad KhanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Ahmad KhanPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Bren HigginsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Bren HigginsPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Brian LorigPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Mary Beth WilkinsonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Oreste DonzellaPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Oreste DonzellaPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Richard WallacePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Richard WallacePSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
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Brian LorigPSU◇◇——
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Mary WilkinsonPSU◇◇——
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Bren HigginsPSU◇◇——
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A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Robert Calderoni
Board chair
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Kevin Kennedy
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Gary Moore
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Robert Rango
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Emiko Higashi
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Michael McMullen
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Jeneanne Hanley
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Victor Peng
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Jamie Samath
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Susan Taylor
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Marie Myers
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Richard Wallace, Tracy Embree and Jason Conley served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. AMD
  • Analog Devices, Inc. ADI
  • Applied Materials, Inc. AMAT
  • Broadcom, Inc. AVGO
  • Corning Incorporated GLW
  • GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. GFS
  • Keysight Technologies, Inc. KEYS
  • Lam Research Corporation LRCX
  • Marvell Technology Inc. MRVL
  • Microchip Technology, Inc. MCHP
  • Micron Technology, Inc. MU
  • MKS Inc. MKSI
  • NVIDIA Corporation NVDA
  • ON Semiconductor Corp. ON
  • Qorvo, Inc. QRVO
  • Skyworks Solutions, Inc. SWKS
  • Teradyne, Inc. TER
  • Texas Instruments Incorporated TXN

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025November 5, 2025=◇◇◇
2024November 6, 2024=◇◇◇
2023November 1, 2023=◇◇◇
2022November 2, 2022=◇◇◇
2021November 3, 2021=◇◇◇
2020November 4, 2020=◇◇◇
2019November 5, 2019=◇◇◇
2018November 7, 2018=◇◇◇
2017November 1, 2017=◇◇◇
2016November 2, 2016=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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300 figures on this page: 290 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
290 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-25-272448
  2. 0001193125-25-213294
    CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation Table · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR END · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001193125-24-254154
  4. 0001193125-23-270369
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001193125-23-239572
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE · Summary Compensation Table
  6. 0001193125-22-277886
  7. 0001628280-21-022013
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0000319201-20-000061
  9. 0001628280-19-013821
  10. 0001628280-18-013994
  11. 0000319201-17-000047
  12. 0000319201-16-000108
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Peers KLA discloses

The companies named in KLAC's own disclosed peer group.

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.Analog Devices, Inc.Applied Materials, Inc.Broadcom, Inc.Lam Research CorporationMarvell Technology Inc.Micron Technology, Inc.NVIDIA CorporationON Semiconductor Corp.Qorvo, Inc.Skyworks Solutions, Inc.Teradyne, Inc.Texas Instruments Incorporated

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APA
Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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