Does 3M pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, 3M employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at 3M. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at 3M?

68% of 3M employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated 3M 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at 3M?

Sales Representative (139) , Estagiário (122) , Engineer (96) , Manager (96) , Supply Chain Analyst (95) , Machine Operator (74) , Customer Service Representative (66) , Intern (65) , Production Operator (65) , Technical Aide (65) , Marketing (60) , Software Engineer (58) , Sales (57) , Manufacturing Engineer (53) , Analyst (49)

What are the pros of working at 3M according to real employee reviews?

"The benefits are changing and while not as good as they once were they are still not bad." ((in 641 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 432 reviews)); "The people are great and supportive" ((in 432 reviews)); "They have a lot focused groups and activities which shows how inclusive and great their culture are" ((in 300 reviews)); "Good work life balance.Reputed brand and respected company" ((in 229 reviews))

What are the cons of working at 3M according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management poor vision for future" ((in 249 reviews)); "There are frequent layoffs and all employees live in fear of the next round." ((in 94 reviews)); "Can be horrible if your suck under a bad manager." ((in 75 reviews)); "Poor leadership; resting on old innovation laurels; unfavorable workplace if coming from another company" ((in 72 reviews)); "No work life balance and poor upper management" ((in 61 reviews))

What are employees saying about 3M layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about 3M layoffs and their outlook for job security at 3M in 2026.

What are the top reviewed 3M locations?

Neuß , Hilden , Seefeld , Wiesbaden , Wuppertal , Dormagen , Düsseldorf , Kamen , Köln , Burgkirchen an der Alz

3M reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(5,847 total reviews)

William M. Brown

51% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Culture & values

3.3

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

3M has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 5,847 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The 3M employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

3.0

Nov 20, 2010

Company is not all that bad, but beware of the "GOOD OLE BOY " mentality

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Pay, Diverse, Minnesota Nice

Cons

Advancement not really supported by management If you are not a favorite it is hard getting the right opportunities to develop and grow management has their own agenda, too worried about their next move rather than helping you get to yours DOES NOT PAY FOR SCHOOL IN SOME DEPARTMENTS, be sure to ask how many people that department has agreed reimburse school in the past 3 years. My department it was 0! CEO is offensive

4.0

Aug 1, 2010

Good place to work if you don't mind the pay

It manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good People Stable Company Ability to move jobs internally Training and advancement opportunities

Cons

Below industry average salaries Slow and behind the times Loads of Red Tape

3.0

Jun 10, 2010

Only if you have family in high positions will you get anywhere at 3M.

Supply chain engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, "nice" people, well defined structure and business goals.

Cons

People are "nice" to your face but then turn around and do the opposite of what they promised. Minnesota "nice" is actually a cowardly fake. People are too afraid of opposition and conflict to have healthy debate. If you are confident enough to state your opinion then beware because you will slowly be closed out and eventually blacklisted from career advancement/opportunity. You definately have to know the right people and be in with the right people to get promotions or even new different jobs. It is crazy that your current supervisor is your career mentor and controls whether you can interview or put in for other jobs. Very stifling environment and no appreciate for experience out side of 3M. If you have experience prior to 3M consider it null and void because no one will acknowledge it and they certainly don't want to hear about it.

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Company is not all that bad, but beware of the "GOOD OLE BOY " mentality

Good place to work if you don't mind the pay

Only if you have family in high positions will you get anywhere at 3M.

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