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 190 reviews)); "good salaries but not the best you have to wait few years to get more." ((in 116 reviews)); "Good Training if you're young" ((in 108 reviews)); "Good benefits for the most part and get mileage reimbursed." ((in 61 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 101 reviews)); "Micro management from Japanese company" ((in 85 reviews)); "time managment and japanese culture" ((in 53 reviews)); "Risk of having a bad manager" ((in 42 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 Keyence locations have received the highest employee ratings?

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

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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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2K reviews

5.0

Apr 1, 2026

Stable company

Junior data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice people, great Products, Performance driven culture

Cons

Sometimes they are a bit too conservative for my taste

4.0

Mar 27, 2026

Good pay and interesting work, but metrics overwhelm

Sales engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good base salary, and generally good people. Also get to see a lot of really cool and interesting things on the job

Cons

Very metric and activity heavy

4.0

Mar 19, 2026

Hard but rewarding

Sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay and learning opportunities

Cons

You must work very hard because you are constantly ranked against your peers

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