Does Cognex pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cognex employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cognex. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cognex?

55% of Cognex employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cognex 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cognex?

Sales Engineer (39) , Software Engineer (36) , Territory Sales Engineer (17) , Account Sales Engineer (15) , Senior Software Engineer (15) , Engineer (10) , Manager (9) , Intern (8) , Associate Software Engineer (7) , Sales Manager (7) , Applications Engineer (6) , Sales (6) , Product Marketing Manager (5) , Sales Representative (5) , Software Engineer(Internship) (5)

What are the pros of working at Cognex according to real employee reviews?

"fun company and great culture" ((in 80 reviews)); "Flexibility, great colleagues, company car" ((in 21 reviews)); "Good welfare and benefits for the employees." ((in 20 reviews)); "great company culture" ((in 19 reviews)); "Great team and so many experts." ((in 15 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cognex according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management from headquater." ((in 28 reviews)); "Bad work life balance in realtiy" ((in 15 reviews)); "average pay makes it very difficult to work at Cognex and maintain a comfortable quality of life." ((in 12 reviews)); "Disconnected Upper Management, Can be Political" ((in 5 reviews)); "No clear career development plans" ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Cognex layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Cognex layoffs and their outlook for job security at Cognex in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Cognex locations?

Natick , Boston , Portland , Chicago , New York , Milwaukee , Atlanta , Tigard , Naperville , Detroit , Charlotte , Dallas , Southborough , Union , Kansas City , Saint Louis , Grand Rapids , Elizabethtown , London , Austin , Texas City , Minneapolis , Indianapolis , Cincinnati , Cleveland , Columbus , Los Angeles , Ontario , San Francisco , Cupertino

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3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(477 total reviews)

Matt Moschner

65% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

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Cognex has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 477 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cognex employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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4.0

Jan 29, 2025

work environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

very good company with excellent opportunities

Cons

growth is subjective to the team you are in

4.0

Nov 25, 2024

good job but bad pay

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good exposer for fresher in the field of data science

Cons

bad very low pay for engineer

1.0

Nov 21, 2024

A Company in Decline

Global account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Super colleagues across sales department. Some really good people in HR organization

Cons

Literally destroying it’s own moat competing on the cheap end of technology

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