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 79 reviews)); "Flexibility, great colleagues, company car" ((in 19 reviews)); "Good welfare and benefits for the employees." ((in 18 reviews)); "Great team and so many experts." ((in 15 reviews)); "Great manager one level up" ((in 8 reviews))

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

"Poor management from headquater." ((in 31 reviews)); "Bad work life balance in realtiy" ((in 15 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)); "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

2.0

Mar 25, 2025

Company Review

Territory sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Can make good money and learn a lot. Products are good, so you can feel confident about selling something decent to customers.

Cons

Unrealistic goals for new sales people. Too much change too quickly without thinking through changes, which causes them to have to implement other changes to make up for snap decisions. Still in contact with those I met at the job, and those that haven't left or been fired are not happy with the job or company. Overall company is just a bit of a mess and does not have any sort of well thought out plans for anything.

3.0

Mar 20, 2025

Good product, good market, watch the politics though

Territory sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The money is good as well as the tightknit community of who you work with in the region. If you like travel, then its a lot of fun.

Cons

Many higher level people have been at cognex for a while and that results in lots of office politics and favortism, at least in my region. Sales cycle can be rather long even for smaller sized deals. Lots of engineering work as well, not preferable for someone from a business background. Not much room for career advancement

1.0

Mar 13, 2025

Dysfunctional Dept

Marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice cafe and gym. Absent management, no one manning the ship. Very light workload.

Cons

Comp stinks, top management oblivious to issues in marketing department

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