Is Keyence a good company to work for?

Keyence has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 2,163 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 66% of employees would recommend working at Keyence to a friend and 67% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Keyence have been left by employees working as Sales Manager , Sales Representative and Technical Sales Intern .

Does Keyence pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Keyence employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Keyence. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Keyence?

66% of Keyence employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Keyence 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Keyence?

Sales Engineer (618) , Senior Sales Engineer (147) , Sales (59) , Technical Sales Engineer (58) , Ingénieur Technico-commercial (51) , Sales Manager (41) , Sales Specialist (37) , Sales Representative (36) , Consulting Sales Engineer (31) , ASM (Area Sales Manager) (23) , Technical Marketing Engineer (23) , Sales Executive (22) , Sales Associate (21) , Sales Engineer II (21) , Technical Support Engineer (19)

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

"Good pay and working with other young people" ((in 186 reviews)); "Great Development and Training" ((in 112 reviews)); "good salaries but not the best you have to wait few years to get more." ((in 107 reviews)); "Good benefits for the most part and get mileage reimbursed." ((in 57 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 50 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and a lot of stress" ((in 101 reviews)); "Too much micro management" ((in 90 reviews)); "time managment and japanese culture" ((in 51 reviews)); "long hours and lots of metrics" ((in 43 reviews)); "Risk of having a bad manager" ((in 41 reviews))

What are employees saying about Keyence layoffs in 2026?

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

What Keyence locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Little Rock , Portland , Elmwood Park , Atlanta , Denver , San Jose , Kansas City , Minneapolis , Louisville , Indianapolis

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3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,552 total reviews)

Yu Nakata

67% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

3.3

Culture & values

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Senior management

2.7

Work/Life balance

Keyence has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,552 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Keyence 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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2K reviews

4.0

Jan 2, 2026

Good

Sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good for sales experience. Decent pay.

Cons

There are a lot of metrics that change often.

2.0

Dec 22, 2025

Experience here

Sales executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Autonomy, pay, structure, stability, benefits

Cons

Culture, cold calling, office environment, rigid

4.0

Dec 13, 2025

Japanese style company

Sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

OJT is awesome! The manager is friendly, and the colleagues are young and great to work with.

Cons

Too much work every day, and the meetings are always scheduled after 6 p.m.

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