Does Cognex pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cognex employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cognex. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cognex?

50% of Cognex employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cognex 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cognex?

Sales Engineer (39) , Software Engineer (36) , Territory Sales Engineer (17) , Account Sales Engineer (16) , Senior Software Engineer (15) , Engineer (10) , Manager (9) , Intern (8) , Associate Software Engineer (7) , Sales Manager (7) , Applications Engineer (6) , Sales (6) , Product Marketing Manager (5) , Sales Representative (5) , Software Engineer(Internship) (5)

What are the pros of working at Cognex according to real employee reviews?

"fun company and great culture" ((in 82 reviews)); "Great company culture" ((in 22 reviews)); "Flexibility, great colleagues, company car" ((in 20 reviews)); "Great team and so many experts." ((in 16 reviews)); "Good welfare and benefits for the employees." ((in 15 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cognex according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management from headquater." ((in 33 reviews)); "low salaries compared to job market" ((in 17 reviews)); "Work life balance is terrible." ((in 14 reviews)); "average pay makes it very difficult to work at Cognex and maintain a comfortable quality of life." ((in 12 reviews)); "Disconnected Upper Management, Can be Political" ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Cognex layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Cognex layoffs and their outlook for job security at Cognex in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Cognex locations?

Natick , Boston , Portland , Chicago , New York , Milwaukee , Atlanta , Tigard , Naperville , Detroit , Charlotte , Dallas , Southborough , Union , Kansas City , Saint Louis , Grand Rapids , Elizabethtown , London , Austin , Texas City , Minneapolis , Indianapolis , Cincinnati , Cleveland , Columbus , Los Angeles , Ontario , San Francisco , Cupertino

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3.3

50% would recommend to a friend

(480 total reviews)

Matt Moschner

61% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.3

Culture & values

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.8

Career opportunities

2.5

Senior management

Cognex has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 480 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cognex 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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480 reviews

2.0

Nov 23, 2018

Would not recommend

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Colleagues & Social Aspect

Cons

Management - HR - Stress

2.0

Jan 25, 2017

Chaotic environment. Very manual processes, outdated systems. Poor communication between management and employees.

Order management administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great colleagues. Big budgets for team building activities. A very successful company. New systems are being developed.

Cons

Very manual processes. Employees are overworked and undervalued. No feedback on performance. Poor management communication.

2.0

Dec 20, 2015

Good Salary, Bad Management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary and compensation package.

Cons

More incompetent managers. Workflow administration is too complicated and time consuming.

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