Does Cognex pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cognex employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 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?

52% of Cognex employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cognex 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 2.9 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 82 reviews)); "Flexibility, great colleagues, company car" ((in 21 reviews)); "Good welfare and benefits for the employees." ((in 18 reviews)); "Great company culture" ((in 18 reviews)); "Good salary and compensation package." ((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 16 reviews)); "average pay makes it very difficult to work at Cognex and maintain a comfortable quality of life." ((in 11 reviews)); "Disconnected Upper Management, Can be Political" ((in 5 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.

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

52% would recommend to a friend

(478 total reviews)

Matt Moschner

62% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Culture & values

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.9

Career opportunities

2.6

Senior management

Cognex has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 478 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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478 reviews

2.0

Jun 10, 2022

Lot of cultural talk, little action

Technical writer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working with optics and robotics.

Cons

Very on-site centric despite global dispersement of most of the teams.

4.0

May 26, 2022

Great place to build experience

Production supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company culture and management cares about employees. Good work life balance. Frequent company sponsored activities make work more fun

Cons

Salary slightly below industry standard

5.0

May 25, 2022

Overall great workplace

Pricing analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great coworkers, supportive management, and opportunities to grow and learn about the whole company.

Cons

Last I heard they weren't super pro WFH, but that could have changed since I was there.

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Jobs at Cognex

Supervisor, Inventory

Senior Frontend Software Engineer (Full Stack Exposure)

Director, Global Demand Generation

Associate Territory Sales Engineer

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