Is Keyence a good company to work for?

Keyence has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 2,175 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 65% of employees would recommend working at Keyence to a friend and 65% 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 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Keyence. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Keyence?

65% 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 (622) , Senior Sales Engineer (148) , Sales (59) , Technical Sales Engineer (58) , Ingénieur Technico-commercial (51) , Sales Manager (41) , Sales Specialist (39) , 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 187 reviews)); "Great Development and Training" ((in 110 reviews)); "good salaries but not the best you have to wait few years to get more." ((in 108 reviews)); "Good benefits for the most part and get mileage reimbursed." ((in 64 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 48 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and a lot of stress" ((in 102 reviews)); "Too much micro management" ((in 93 reviews)); "time managment and japanese culture" ((in 50 reviews)); "Risk of having a bad manager" ((in 40 reviews)); "long hours and lots of metrics" ((in 39 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 , Austin , Denver , Seattle , Philadelphia , Birmingham , Kansas City , Indianapolis , Cleveland , Charlotte , Louisville , Irvine , Portland , Farmington Hills , Rochester

Keyence reviews

3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(1,559 total reviews)

Tetsuya Nakano

49% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

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Keyence has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,559 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

5.0

Jul 30, 2022

The best place to work

Sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The training itself is priceless

Cons

Alot of work, but that is to be expected when you are in sales

4.0

Jul 26, 2022

Structured and Innovative, but not employee-minded.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Strong Organizational Structure (interdependence among groups) 2. Lateral flexibility 3. Promote from within 4. High sales growth % 5. Very secure. No layoffs during recession, COVID

Cons

1. Slow to adapt, if at all 2. Lack of clarity on top-level communications 3. In Keyence America, strong dependence on parent company (Japan) to drive real change 4. Convoluted incentive structure overall 5. Strategic placing of offices in lower cost-of-living locations bordering major cities, in order to justify paying lower base salaries

5.0

Jul 26, 2022

Great Place to Work

Human resources business partner hrbp

Recommend

CEO approval

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Benefits, job stability, culture, training, etc.

Cons

There are no cons that come to mind.

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