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 (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 21 reviews)); "Flexibility, great colleagues, company car" ((in 20 reviews)); "Good Salary provided to employees" ((in 17 reviews)); "Good welfare and benefits for the employees." ((in 17 reviews))

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

"Poor management from headquater." ((in 30 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 11 reviews)); "Managers are arrogant, rude and most have worked at cognex for a very long time." ((in 8 reviews)); "Disconnected Upper Management, Can be Political" ((in 6 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

Cognex reviews

3.4

52% would recommend to a friend

(480 total reviews)

Matt Moschner

62% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

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Cognex has an employee rating of 3.4 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

Jan 3, 2024

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Account sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good co workers and fun

Cons

Big corporation and dont look For input

5.0

Jan 3, 2024

Great place to work

Sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cognex has a great culture that embodies the values of hardwork but a great work life balance

Cons

If you are looking for a job you can just get by doing the minimum it is not for you

3.0

Jan 1, 2024

Company becoming more profit-centric

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very interesting work all around with cameras and visualization. Exploration of new technologies and investments made into some new ventures.

Cons

Structural reorginization hurt my performance in the months leading up to my resignation. There's an overall lack of senior devs that can guide you, basically a gap between regular software engineers and principle level ones. And the strict adherence to agile just wastes time all around.

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