Is Keyence a good company to work for?

Keyence has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 2,171 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 working with other young people" ((in 192 reviews)); "good salaries but not the best you have to wait few years to get more." ((in 114 reviews)); "Great Development and Training" ((in 113 reviews)); "Good benefits for the most part and get mileage reimbursed." ((in 64 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)); "Micro management from Japanese company" ((in 86 reviews)); "time managment and japanese culture" ((in 53 reviews)); "Risk of having a bad manager" ((in 42 reviews)); "long hours and lots of metrics" ((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).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

5.0

Oct 22, 2017

Steep learning curve

Sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Best products on the market, high motivated colleagues and excellent sales training. If you give your best working under pressure you will enjoy this work experience

Cons

High load of pressure for hitting the monthly, quarterly and yearly budgets, really low salary and pays compared to same position in other companies. They expect each year more performance but pay the same..

5.0

Sep 4, 2017

Exciting Opportunities

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Innovative company with a fast-paced and high-intensity environment. Exciting company to work for due to potential to progress through a growing company in a true meritocracy.

Cons

Working hard is a necessity for success so this is not the right company for people who are not intrinsically driven to go the extra mile in order to produce positive results.

3.0

Jan 17, 2017

Good Entry Level Job but Unfairly Measured

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good pay for someone with no experience - Comprehensive training and support - Manage your own diary

Cons

- Boring office atmosphere - All engineers are judged on the same KPIs despite different products or territories - some people live off leads where as others get no leads and are forced to be proactive - KPI are quantity not quality focused - Aggressive sales techniques that turns customers off

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