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 working with other young people" ((in 184 reviews)); "Good Training if you're young" ((in 115 reviews)); "good salaries but not the best you have to wait few years to get more." ((in 114 reviews)); "Good benefits for the most part and get mileage reimbursed." ((in 65 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 53 reviews))

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

"No Work life balance and a lot of stress" ((in 103 reviews)); "Micro management from Japanese company" ((in 89 reviews)); "time managment and japanese culture" ((in 51 reviews)); "Long hours and very metric based" ((in 44 reviews)); "Risk of having a bad manager" ((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

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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).

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2K reviews

4.0

Aug 1, 2025

Sales Engineer Graduate

Sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Company Car, Nice Office Environment

Cons

In flexible surround Work from home

2.0

Mar 27, 2025

No regards for members well-being

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary but at the cost of your physical health and mental well-being

Cons

No appreciation Stressful projects Late nights Pointless reporting Pointless KPI Leadership is lacking Promotion goes to undeserving members Unreliable manager when it comes to KPI Empty role promises Intense pressure Not listening to thoughts and suggesting from employees

4.0

Apr 4, 2024

Good

Applications engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice Salary and good teammates

Cons

high pressure and constant micro management

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