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) , Production Operator (66) , Intern (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 629 reviews)); "The people are great and supportive" ((in 444 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 428 reviews)); "They have a lot focused groups and activities which shows how inclusive and great their culture are" ((in 298 reviews)); "Good work life balance.Reputed brand and respected company" ((in 230 reviews))

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

"Poor management poor vision for future" ((in 252 reviews)); "There are frequent layoffs and all employees live in fear of the next round." ((in 90 reviews)); "So i paid for that when we had the bad managers." ((in 80 reviews)); "Poor leadership; resting on old innovation laurels; unfavorable workplace if coming from another company" ((in 72 reviews)); "Poor upper management, the company has lost site of actual leadership." ((in 58 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

(5,848 total reviews)

William M. Brown

51% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

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3M has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 5,848 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).

Reviews by job title

6K reviews

3.0

Dec 22, 2022

Tough Times at 3M

Global portfolio manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay People at the individual contributor level are great Work Your Way allows for employees to choose when and where they do their work

Cons

No opportunity for advancement for mid-level employees, specifically females and underrepresented groups Too many legal challenges driving the stock price down

3M Response

3y

Hello, Thank you for your review! We appreciate your feedback as a a current employee and are grateful you decided to share your experience with us. We see your concerns regarding transparency and lack of growth opportunities and strongly encourage you to speak with your supervisor to discuss these concerns further if you have not yet done so already. Have a great day!

3.0

Dec 21, 2022

Was a great company - not any more

Senior it manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Wonderful opportunities to develop and change role to pretty much anything you want (used to be) Great people and culture - though see cons too Pretty good benefits and flexible working Mostly good and supportive managers - many others just follow the corporate line.

Cons

Culture and people focus is dying - being killed off by market performance focused externally hired execs. Apathy from constant change and restructuring and unclear direction External issues (litigation) are a huge risk to stability and future Complex, difficult to navigate matrix structure - takes an age to get anything decided and then done. Board now totally focused on short term market targets - everything else - people, projects, technical debt - all expendable.

3M Response

3y

Hello, Thank you for your review! We appreciate your feedback as a a current employee and are grateful you decided to share your experience with us. We see your concerns regarding management and strongly encourage you to speak with your supervisor to discuss these concerns further if you have not yet done so already. Have a great day!

1.0

Dec 7, 2022

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Cons

Layoffs are not due to economy or supply chain, completely $ and pension eligibility based.

3M Response

3y

Hi there, Thank you for your review! We appreciate your feedback as a former employee and are grateful you decided to share your experience with us. We see your concerns regarding layoffs and would like for you to know that we will be using your insights to help us improve in the future. Have a nice day!

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