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 15 reviews)); "Good pay" ((in 13 reviews)); "Great team and so many experts." ((in 13 reviews))

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

"Poor management from headquater." ((in 29 reviews)); "low salaries compared to job market" ((in 17 reviews)); "Bad work life balance in realtiy" ((in 14 reviews)); "Disconnected Upper Management, Can be Political" ((in 6 reviews)); "Too much pressure" ((in 6 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

(475 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 475 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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475 reviews

4.0

Oct 9, 2013

Worked for Cognex for over 5 years. Certainly a company with a prominent and unique work environment.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

This is where I cut my teeth as a manager, which I much preferred to writing code, although I still contributed at the architecture level.

Cons

Forced shut down and either no pay or use vacation hours for a specific week in the summer, decided by the Executive Team.

1.0

Mar 10, 2013

It sucks, management changes too fast and has no long term thinking.

Product marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun culture OK pay Good place for engineers New CEO Frisbee at lunch

Cons

Poorly defined role for product marketing managers Senior leadership is very short-term focused Do not treat employees with respect Niche area, you will be stuck in this industry Poor bonus

3.0

Mar 2, 2013

Great place to work if you don't stay too long-was better 5 years ago

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

Smart, fun co-workers, casual environment. Promotes a "work hard, play hard" corporate culture. Tends to have low employee turnover.

Cons

Employee contribute health care plans, management doesn't believe in pay raises, the longer you work here the less they value you, not a lot of development/promotion options. Once you top out start looking.

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Worked for Cognex for over 5 years. Certainly a company with a prominent and unique work environment.

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Great place to work if you don't stay too long-was better 5 years ago

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