Is Keyence a good company to work for?

Keyence has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 2,172 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 2% 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 (622) , Senior Sales Engineer (147) , 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 189 reviews)); "Great training and gradute level job" ((in 115 reviews)); "good salaries but not the best you have to wait few years to get more." ((in 113 reviews)); "Good benefits for the most part and get mileage reimbursed." ((in 60 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 105 reviews)); "Too much micro management" ((in 87 reviews)); "time managment and japanese culture" ((in 51 reviews)); "Risk of having a bad manager" ((in 43 reviews)); "Long hours and very metric based" ((in 41 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

(1,557 total reviews)

Tetsuya Nakano

Not enough data to show CEO approval

67% positive business outlook

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Keyence has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,557 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

Jun 10, 2021

Good platform to hone your skills

Product specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

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Salary & Benefits provided by the employer

Cons

Can be micro manage at times with tight target on your head

4.0

Jun 9, 2021

Technical Sales Engineer

Technical sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great training when you first hire on which will give you a fast track into automation industry.

Cons

KPIs are tracked very closely. Lots of action metrics such as phone calls, sales calls, etc.

3.0

Jun 9, 2021

Great products, clueless upper management, stepping stone job for college grads looking to get experience.

Sales specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Undoubtedly the best products on the market, you have an abundance of resources to help you sell and be successful, the middle managers are great, fun office culture & great pay for college grads.

Cons

Pay is not competitive after 2 years in the industry, you can leave for literally any competitor who will pay you more. Everyone (including area managers) is micromanaged from upper management. In the last 2 years the company has adopted the belief that everyone is replaceable and that quantity of employees rather than quality of employees is more important.

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