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?

52% of Cognex employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cognex 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cognex?

Sales Engineer (39) , Software Engineer (36) , Territory Sales Engineer (17) , Account Sales Engineer (15) , 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)); "Flexibility, great colleagues, company car" ((in 19 reviews)); "Good Salary provided to employees" ((in 17 reviews)); "Good welfare and benefits for the employees." ((in 17 reviews)); "Great company culture" ((in 17 reviews))

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

"Poor management from headquater." ((in 28 reviews)); "Work life balance is terrible." ((in 16 reviews)); "average pay makes it very difficult to work at Cognex and maintain a comfortable quality of life." ((in 11 reviews)); "Disconnected Upper Management, Can be Political" ((in 5 reviews)); "No job security" ((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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3.4

52% would recommend to a friend

(478 total reviews)

Matt Moschner

62% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Culture & values

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.9

Career opportunities

2.6

Senior management

Cognex has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 478 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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478 reviews

3.0

Oct 26, 2017

Market Leader in Vision but Watch Out.

Marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Great company culture with huge celebration for Halloween -Decent benefits with decent compensation -Everybody knows Cognex in the industry- Products sell themselves

Cons

-Be prepared to work and get things done fast. This company moves faster than anyone else. - Lots of travel in Marketing- can become a burden if you are not use to it. -They have a habit of letting people go for whatever reason they conceive- always watch your back.

5.0

Oct 23, 2017

Leading company in machine vision and a fun place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Quality company with innovative products, market leader in machine vision technology. Likely company and the intellectual property will keep increasing in importance as AI vision starts to become prevalent.

Cons

Poor recycling program and break areas could have more than just coffee. Conference rooms could have better technology & features for more streamlined meetings.

5.0

Sep 26, 2017

Technology company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly environment, good people, nice growths

Cons

Sometimes not so well defined goals

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Jobs at Cognex

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Director, Global Demand Generation

Sr. Manager, Global Infrastructure

Supervisor, Inventory

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