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 been stable over the past 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.

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3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,555 total reviews)

Tetsuya Nakano

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67% positive business outlook

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4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.3

Culture & values

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Senior management

2.7

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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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2K reviews

4.0

Apr 29, 2024

High pay and fast progression

Sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay and progression is good

Cons

You can work very long hours

3.0

Apr 29, 2024

Good entry level

Sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

pay, resources, training, brand name

Cons

data heavy at all levels, promotion process,

5.0

Apr 24, 2024

Great foundation to sales

Tech sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good training into sales without having any experience

Cons

Very metric based. Once you learn the basics, you may be fighting against the system

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