Is Keyence a good company to work for?

Keyence has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 2,171 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% 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 4.1 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 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Keyence?

Sales Engineer (621) , Senior Sales Engineer (147) , Sales (59) , Technical Sales Engineer (58) , Ingénieur Technico-commercial (51) , Sales Manager (41) , Sales Specialist (39) , 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 increase in salary depends on how hard you work." ((in 186 reviews)); "Good Training if you're young" ((in 118 reviews)); "good salaries but not the best you have to wait few years to get more." ((in 109 reviews)); "Good benefits for the most part and get mileage reimbursed." ((in 65 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 102 reviews)); "Too much micro management" ((in 84 reviews)); "time managment and japanese culture" ((in 51 reviews)); "Risk of having a bad manager" ((in 42 reviews)); "long hours and lots of metrics" ((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 are the top reviewed Keyence locations?

Chicago , Itasca , Boston , Detroit , Los Angeles , San Francisco , Raleigh , Dallas , Nashville , Tampa , Elmwood Park , San Jose , Minneapolis , Cincinnati , Atlanta , Grand Rapids , Austin , Denver , Seattle , Philadelphia , Birmingham , Kansas City , Indianapolis , Cleveland , Charlotte , Louisville , Irvine , Portland , Farmington Hills , Rochester

Keyence reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,557 total reviews)

Tetsuya Nakano

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67% positive business outlook

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Keyence has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,557 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).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

4.0

Dec 21, 2023

Working at Keyence

Senior sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay especially out of college, very in depth training program for getting into the automation/tech industry, positive hustle work culture

Cons

Micromanaging corporate, cold calling is brutal, long hours, lots of driving, very competitive but common for a sales role. They will except a lot from you but it’s manageable if you stay on top of it

5.0

Dec 19, 2023

Great sales job for someone just starting out

Sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great sales job. They teach you how to be successful.

Cons

You will travel a lot, depending on territory. Not a con if you like travel

3.0

Dec 17, 2023

Technical Sales Engineer

Technical sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Career Growth (promote from within culture) Salary (Fairly high entry-level base salary with good commission and bonus structure)

Cons

Management and the stress of meeting sales expectations that comes with sales jobs. Toxic employee culture.

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