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 (621) , 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

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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 1,557 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

Mar 19, 2014

Fast paced but rewarding company to work for

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

Keyence UK is a growing company, so good opportunities if you are willing to put the effort in. You can gain skills in not only sales, but technical, marketing, recruitment, product launching and much more. If you put the hours in and get results you can progress quickly. The products are second to none!

Cons

Hours can be long but the effort does result in rewards!

2.0

Mar 29, 2011

you have to be a highly internal motivated person to enjoy working at Keyence

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Helps you develop communication skills, OK variable compensation, you have some freedom to do your job within some policies, good work environment

Cons

Poor leadership, poor career development opportunities, poor communication with top management, poor yearly reviews, zero investment in training for employees.

3.0

Jul 9, 2010

High pressure, great products, Micromanagement culture, limited senior growth opportunities

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Excellent training, not just at the start Excellent products Cutting edge technologies Great to learn how sales should be done - good habits created

Cons

Micromanagement culture, they will kill you with their rules and policies and you will hate being under the magnifying glass Secretive product research and management, little sales interaction before product is released (in the US), to name a few Company discourages personal and business life to be separate and this creates a cold place to work, little true friends (not backstabbers and self centered egotistical stuck up college boys) Little room for an American to be in upper management due to the Japanese management philosophy

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Fast paced but rewarding company to work for

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High pressure, great products, Micromanagement culture, limited senior growth opportunities

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