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

3.0

Oct 23, 2019

I have been working at IPG full-time for more than two years

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You really can make an impact here, IPG has many employees but unlike other big companies your voice will be heard and you will get to work on things that really improve the company.

Cons

Convincing others to take the right approach can sometime be very difficult. On the plus side the art of persuasion is a new skill you will pick if you don't have it already.

1.0

Sep 21, 2018

Think Twice before Join

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company is good to work, new technology, learning here Good company if you are from Trumpf, SLTL

Cons

IPG Photonics India Pvt. Ltd. is good if you are from Trumpf, SLTL bcoz MD love trumpf, SLTL peoples, MD doesn't explore himself in other industries, now they are hiring the peoples from Trumpf. Directors promised company will support but its only hoax. Not able to manage the team, team works is zero. MD will trust only his 2-3 peoples out of 30 peoples, that peoples will get anything, and MD given manager post to his trustee but reality they are not able to handle this position due to this heavy turbulence is there, everybody is effected with this except MD & its trustee. Management is not able to make Strategy how to grab the market, company is running in India because customer is demanding his laser source only.

5.0

Jul 19, 2018

Good company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good multinational company with strong leaders

Cons

No cons at all, everything is fine

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Jobs at IPG Photonics

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