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?

"Good benefits and good co workers" ((in 33 reviews)); "Coworkers are friendly and helpful!" ((in 11 reviews)); "Worked with a lot of really great people" ((in 11 reviews)); "Work hard and you will be given the opportunity to move up" ((in 8 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 19 reviews)); "My main goal was to improve production by reducing confusion on the engineering and manufacturing floors through better communication." ((in 8 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

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IPG Photonics reviews

3.5

63% would recommend to a friend

(261 total reviews)

Eugene Scherbakov

54% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Work/Life balance

2.9

Culture & values

2.8

Senior management

2.8

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

Aug 9, 2019

Avoid

Administrative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A prestigious industry, will look good on your resume.

Cons

An archaic way of running a business, rude old-school management style kills work culture, no performance reviews, command-and-control is pretty much all they know, employees are not listened to. Patriarchal, classist, nepotistic.

3.0

Aug 7, 2019

Engaging and hopeful atmosphere. More corporate management/politics than leadership.

R&d electro-mechanical technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very friendly, engaging and hardworking team members, whether on production floor or in engineering.

Cons

Even with competent project managers, multi-level corporate politics, lofty promises to customers and misdirected micro-management leads to poor project execution, large lead times on BOMs and unrealistic deadlines. This leaves everyone on the involved teams with skewed time-frames and a consistently volatile workload.

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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