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 are great and that’s all!" ((in 28 reviews)); "Pay is decent" ((in 16 reviews)); "Coworkers are friendly and helpful!" ((in 11 reviews)); "Worked with a lot of really great people" ((in 11 reviews)); "Good starting pay with yearly bonus" ((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 18 reviews)); "Work load varies by department , hard to advance position , bad communication between supervisors" ((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)); "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

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

4.0

May 20, 2022

Good Company - Poor Payment

Technical support engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You can develop yourself, training programs are good.

Cons

Inflation rates do not apply, company is ending up paying less than what you've started in the first place over the years. Experience doesn't really matter to your paycheck.

2.0

May 13, 2022

Used to be a great company under the old CEO and Founder, not anymore...

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Used to have a fast pace of innovatioon with highly competent and professional people across the board in all departments under the visionary leadership of the old CEO and IPG Founder before he passed away.

Cons

After the new CEO laid off the top advanced R&D teams in March-April 2022 and cut nearly all new technology developments aimed at diversification into new markets, IPG is not nearly as innovative as it used to be. The company seems to be going into a cash cowing mode and it might be doomed if it goes like that for multiple years. The lost innovation potential will be extremely difficult for IPG to recover.

4.0

Apr 8, 2022

Good company

Service delivery manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stable company with good social security

Cons

Working old way, so could be a bit overburden with bureaucracy

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