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) , Product Marketing Manager (5) , Sales (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 83 reviews)); "Flexibility, great colleagues, company car" ((in 21 reviews)); "Good welfare and benefits for the employees." ((in 15 reviews)); "Great team and so many experts." ((in 12 reviews)); "good manager" ((in 9 reviews))

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

"Poor management from headquater." ((in 30 reviews)); "Bad work life balance in realtiy" ((in 16 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 6 reviews)); "No job security" ((in 5 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.

Cognex reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(474 total reviews)

Matt Moschner

65% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.0

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

Cognex has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 474 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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474 reviews

1.0

Jul 9, 2015

Work Hard, Work Harder!

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Enticing culture which attempts to strike a healthy balance between Work Hard and Play Hard.

Cons

Play Hard cultural events are a nice feature, but not worth substandard pay levels, severely limited resources and unrealistic work performance expectations. HR function is a complete joke at this company (unprofessional and incompetent with no independent thinking or influence).

3.0

Mar 2, 2015

The company has changed over the last 8 years for the better and future growth looks very good.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent company, the people are dedicated to doing good work and there are monthly corporate social events. Small group outings are paid for and encouraged to go 4 or more times a year. Most of the new hires are 25 years old and tech savy.

Cons

It can be difficult to progress on a clear career path and many wind up in a rut.

2.0

Dec 21, 2014

Looks can be deceiving

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Product could provide real benefit to most end users if used properly. Customization of product routinely presented new challenges. Reasonably nice office space and location.

Cons

Upper level management out of touch with employees. Draconian work environment. Older employees blocked any real change. Not invented here mentality prevented use of new technologies. Mid-level management took credit for subordinates ideas. Offered many perks but discouraged employees from actually taking advantage of them. Group of older employees played favorites. Dollars over people at all times. Inadequate sales process and management of customers resulted in massive losses due to incorrect orders and over specification.

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