Is Keyence a good company to work for?

Keyence has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 2,174 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 3.9 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)); "good salaries but not the best you have to wait few years to get more." ((in 111 reviews)); "Good Training if you're young" ((in 103 reviews)); "Good benefits for the most part and get mileage reimbursed." ((in 58 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 49 reviews))

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

"No Work life balance and a lot of stress" ((in 100 reviews)); "Micro management from Japanese company" ((in 92 reviews)); "time managment and japanese culture" ((in 50 reviews)); "Long hours and very metric based" ((in 42 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 , Austin , Denver , Seattle , Philadelphia , Birmingham , Kansas City , Indianapolis , Cleveland , Charlotte , Louisville , Irvine , Portland , Farmington Hills , Rochester

Keyence reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,559 total reviews)

Tetsuya Nakano

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67% 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).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

3.0

Jan 26, 2022

Sales Engineer

Sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Competitive salary, -Food, -Vehicle, -Team work, -flat organize, -can talk with MD

Cons

Overload, too strict have to do OT inflexible low bonus

3.0

Jan 25, 2022

Entry Level Technical Sales Engineer

Technical sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There is very in depth training where they teach you everything you need to know about the product you are selling. It is a great job if you don't mind traveling for the majority of the week. The is decent and good bonuses paid quarterly if you meet the goals.

Cons

During training they teach you everything product related and not a sales process. A lot of people come in without a sales background so just being thrown into the field, given goals, and expected to be successful is tough. The first few months are rough. They also don't tell you when they hire you that it is a lot of cold calling, the amount of traveling was not expected and they promise things that they don't deliver on.

5.0

Jan 21, 2022

Great Company

Senior sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Make your own schedule Opportunity for career growth Benefits

Cons

It tends to be very metrics based

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