Is Keyence a good company to work for?

Keyence has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 2,162 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% 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 4.0 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 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Keyence?

Sales Engineer (617) , Senior Sales Engineer (147) , Sales (59) , Technical Sales Engineer (58) , Ingénieur Technico-commercial (51) , Sales Manager (41) , Sales Specialist (37) , 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 186 reviews)); "Great Development and Training" ((in 112 reviews)); "good salaries but not the best you have to wait few years to get more." ((in 107 reviews)); "Good benefits for the most part and get mileage reimbursed." ((in 57 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 50 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)); "Too much micro management" ((in 90 reviews)); "time managment and japanese culture" ((in 51 reviews)); "long hours and lots of metrics" ((in 43 reviews)); "Risk of having a bad manager" ((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 Keyence locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Little Rock , Portland , Elmwood Park , Atlanta , Denver , San Jose , Kansas City , Minneapolis , Louisville , Indianapolis

Keyence reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,552 total reviews)

Yu Nakata

67% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

3.3

Culture & values

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Senior management

2.7

Work/Life balance

Keyence has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,552 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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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

3.0

Oct 15, 2013

Good place to start

Sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great training, good products, interesting job when in the field, pretty good starting pay, the experience will make you a valuable employee somewhere else when you burn out.

Cons

micromanagement, bad atmosphere in the office, no flexibility in the rules, ex: late if you arrive at 7:31am, even if you worked until 11pm the previous day. 50-70hr work week, advancement opportunities can be very limited, high turn-over, HR department seems to favor management over employees and can't be trusted with confidential information

4.0

Sep 28, 2013

If you work hard they pay big

Sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work with a good group of people. Base pay is great, quarterly bonuses make compensation great. Better than average Heath benefits.

Cons

Not receptive to new ideas. They want you train then follow the process they lay out.

3.0

Jul 25, 2013

Great place to work out of college.

Sales executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You will gain a valuable sales skill set here. There is an 80 cold calls per day minimum, this will be a great tool and foundation to take with you to your next job. There is a good deal of travel involved, but the products are top notch and will sell.

Cons

You will burn out very fast, and they know that. The burnout factor is built into their hiring system.... the goals are often unrealistic and if they are not met you will meet financial penalties. Your bonuses are actually decreased.

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