Is Keyence a good company to work for?

Keyence has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 2,166 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 1% 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 (618) , Senior Sales Engineer (147) , Sales (59) , Technical Sales Engineer (58) , Ingénieur Technico-commercial (51) , Sales Manager (41) , Sales Specialist (38) , 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 192 reviews)); "good salaries but not the best you have to wait few years to get more." ((in 112 reviews)); "Good Training if you're young" ((in 110 reviews)); "Good benefits for the most part and get mileage reimbursed." ((in 60 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 47 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 86 reviews)); "time managment and japanese culture" ((in 49 reviews)); "Long hours and very metric based" ((in 43 reviews)); "Risk of having a bad manager" ((in 42 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 , Denver , Seattle , Philadelphia , Birmingham , Kansas City , Austin , Indianapolis , Cleveland , Charlotte , Louisville , Irvine , Portland , Farmington Hills , Rochester

Keyence reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,554 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 1,554 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

Nov 25, 2024

Great Company, Slow to Change

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great coworkers - Tons of industry experience to be gained - Extremely stable company - On a day to day basis, the Pros outweigh the Cons

Cons

- Pay could be higher once you reach a certain level - Huge amount of sales employees and many times people are managed to the same standards regardless of experience or skill level. Can cause burnout among Sr. level people. - Metric driven to a fault, but hey, it’s hard to argue the results.

4.0

Nov 24, 2024

Lots of Resources

Technical sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Being a large company, they had a lot of resources for you to overcome obstacles.

Cons

They were very rigid on how they want the job to be done.

4.0

Nov 19, 2024

Former Keyence Review

Senior sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great job at of college to learn both the sales and automation industry

Cons

Very micromanaging, treat employees the same despite years of being at company, tons of turnover

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