Does IPG Photonics pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, IPG Photonics employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at IPG Photonics. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at IPG Photonics?

63% of IPG Photonics employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated IPG Photonics 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at IPG Photonics?

Technician (18) , Engineer (10) , Mechanical Engineer (7) , Production Assembler (7) , Engineering Intern (5) , Operator (5) , Software Engineer (5) , Intern (4) , LASER TECHNICIAN (4) , Process Engineer (4) , Technical Support Specialist (4) , Assembler (3) , Electrical Engineer (3) , Intern - Hourly (3) , Internship (3)

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

"Benefits were good and diverse employees" ((in 30 reviews)); "Coworkers are friendly and helpful!" ((in 12 reviews)); "Worked with a lot of really great people" ((in 11 reviews)); "Managers do work with you" ((in 7 reviews)); "Work hard and you will be given the opportunity to move up" ((in 7 reviews))

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

"I also think that an entire product line was scapegoated for issues that were 100% relevant to poor management." ((in 16 reviews)); "My main goal was to improve production by reducing confusion on the engineering and manufacturing floors through better communication." ((in 7 reviews)); "Upper management lacks foresight and plans poorly leaving the workers to make up their slack." ((in 5 reviews)); "Bad leadership" ((in 4 reviews)); "Working late hours is normal" ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about IPG Photonics layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed IPG Photonics locations?

Oxford , Marlborough , Worcester , Boston , Minneapolis , Dallas , Nashua , Davenport , Webster , Birmingham , Novi , Oxford , Wayne , Oxford , Manchester , Hamden , Thompson , Boylston , North Oxford , Fridley

IPG Photonics reviews

3.5

63% would recommend to a friend

(261 total reviews)

Eugene Scherbakov

54% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

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IPG Photonics has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 261 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The IPG Photonics employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

261 reviews

2.0

Dec 28, 2020

Management and HR are awful!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are great and that’s all!

Cons

Lack of communications, lack of respect and appreciation for employees. God forbid you get hurt on the job HELPING the company when they are short handed, let me tell you they DO NOT CARE! Will fight you tooth and nail and will have you back to work doing things you shouldn’t be even though they stated they would accommodate. HR is a joke and no help with anything whatsoever and the only way to move up in the company is if you’re a favorite of management. If they can’t push you around or turn you into a robot you have no chance!

4.0

Dec 2, 2020

Pays hard workers

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Monetary compensation is competitive. Good vacation policy.

Cons

Moving up is extremely hard. Lots of bias in promoting friends of management.

2.0

Jul 29, 2019

Good company, but can't recommend for software development positions

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company is doing very well, compensation is good, great profit sharing. Have new and exciting projects.

Cons

Project management fails to engage people who have joined the company with valuable previous experience in system design decisions would rather try and figure it out. One must hunt down these discussions and try to get invited to be heard. Legacy software product has many problems but unwilling to allow major updates and refactoring to improve. Instead must try to make minimal changes within a struggling system. Software lead is systems engineer who is limited in knowledge of software language and implementation practices. Discussions of implementation and design decisions often come down to "lead's common sense" but it is not rooted in software. Lead is not focused on software but also provides system support to other areas of the company. All software has to be reviewed by lead which given the lack of focus, slows all development down.

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Management and HR are awful!

Pays hard workers

Good company, but can't recommend for software development positions

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