Is Keyence a good company to work for?

Keyence has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 2,167 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 66% of employees would recommend working at Keyence to a friend and 67% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Keyence have been left by employees working as Sales Manager , Sales Representative and Technical Sales Intern .

Does Keyence pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Keyence employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Keyence. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Keyence?

66% of Keyence employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Keyence 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Keyence?

Sales Engineer (619) , Senior Sales Engineer (147) , Sales (59) , Technical Sales Engineer (58) , Ingénieur Technico-commercial (51) , Sales Manager (41) , Sales Specialist (38) , Sales Representative (36) , Consulting Sales Engineer (31) , ASM (Area Sales Manager) (23) , Technical Marketing Engineer (23) , Sales Executive (22) , Sales Associate (21) , Sales Engineer II (21) , Technical Support Engineer (19)

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

"Good pay and increase in salary depends on how hard you work." ((in 192 reviews)); "good salaries but not the best you have to wait few years to get more." ((in 115 reviews)); "Great Development and Training" ((in 107 reviews)); "Good benefits for the most part and get mileage reimbursed." ((in 60 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 51 reviews))

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

"No Work life balance and a lot of stress" ((in 101 reviews)); "Too much micro management" ((in 89 reviews)); "time managment and japanese culture" ((in 49 reviews)); "long hours and lots of metrics" ((in 43 reviews)); "Risk of having a bad manager" ((in 40 reviews))

What are employees saying about Keyence layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Keyence locations?

Chicago , Itasca , Boston , Detroit , Los Angeles , San Francisco , Raleigh , Dallas , Nashville , Tampa , Elmwood Park , San Jose , Minneapolis , Cincinnati , Atlanta , Grand Rapids , Denver , Seattle , Philadelphia , Birmingham , Kansas City , Austin , Indianapolis , Cleveland , Charlotte , Louisville , Irvine , Portland , Farmington Hills , Rochester

Keyence reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,555 total reviews)

Tetsuya Nakano

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67% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.3

Culture & values

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Senior management

2.7

Work/Life balance

Keyence has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,555 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Keyence 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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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

3.0

Jun 24, 2020

Great Out of College Experience

Sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, good pay, learn a lot!

Cons

Depending on your territory, your job can be soul sucking. West coast is a huge struggle for commodity divisions. A lot of driving and hotel stays. I definitely made most of my money driving! Be prepared to pick up the phones and call away - a lot of cold calling. You can definitely tell that Keyence America is heavily influenced by the Japanese... barely any work-life balance. My advice to you - don't work your life away, get some experience, then leave to work for a less demanding company.

4.0

Jun 12, 2020

it was good

Technical sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The general company was structured and the employees are really nice.

Cons

it had a hard interview but it was not overbearing

5.0

Jun 11, 2020

Demanding and Rewarding

Senior sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is fair, and in a good office, you find a good mix of culture, cooperation, and opportunity. I've never been turned down for a vacation, and I find motivation to work hard and get things done

Cons

If you don't like driving, don't take an outside sales job. Some territories are more demanding than others, but it comes to geography more than anything.

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