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 been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at IPG Photonics?

60% of IPG Photonics employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated IPG Photonics 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 2.7 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 28 reviews)); "Pay and Bonus are good." ((in 19 reviews)); "Coworkers are friendly and helpful!" ((in 12 reviews)); "Worked with a lot of really great people" ((in 9 reviews)); "Managers do work with you" ((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 14 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 5 reviews)); "Recent poor earnings performance may lead to lack of bonus/lay offs, Limited growth opportunities, Benefits for engineers are worse than other companies." ((in 3 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

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IPG Photonics reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(261 total reviews)

Eugene Scherbakov

51% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Work/Life balance

2.9

Culture & values

2.7

Senior management

2.7

Career opportunities

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).

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Reviews by job title

261 reviews

1.0

Feb 21, 2020

waste of employee time and managers who do not see or care to know that people are sitting all day with no work to do

It support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I could come late and no-one said anything I can take a long 2 hour lunch and nobody would say anything I would leave early whenever I wanted and no-one seemed to care any my manager never questioned me

Cons

absolutely dead end positions with no mentorship or career paths , whatever job you get at this company please know that you will be working in that same position with the same pay until you leave as no one is promoted nor are there any growth opportunities

3.0

Feb 17, 2020

Easy to learn, hard to improve

Technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Ample overtime, easy going environment

Cons

short staffed, no room for upward movement despite company moto. they will hire from out instead of promoting

5.0

Nov 24, 2019

It was a good company for so many years and than it went down because it lost all its China market (say hello to Trump)

Senior electrical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High technology company - I do not think that somebody else in the wold possesses such a technology. However it is what it is.

Cons

I'm very disappointed by how company laid me off. I did many successful projects for the company which are in production already, and just come to me and say that your position is eliminated and you should get out - it was humiliating. I did not deserve such a treatment.

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