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 633 reviews)); "The people are great and supportive" ((in 452 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 423 reviews)); "They have a lot focused groups and activities which shows how inclusive and great their culture are" ((in 304 reviews)); "Good work life balance.Reputed brand and respected company" ((in 218 reviews))

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

"Poor management waiting for redundancies" ((in 252 reviews)); "There are frequent layoffs and all employees live in fear of the next round." ((in 95 reviews)); "So i paid for that when we had the bad managers." ((in 75 reviews)); "Poor leadership; resting on old innovation laurels; unfavorable workplace if coming from another company" ((in 74 reviews)); "Saw upper management changed 3 times for the 3 years I have been there." ((in 59 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

(5,851 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 5,851 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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6K reviews

3.0

Mar 8, 2021

3M or 3P ? (Paperwork, paperwork, paperwork)

Product engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary, Nice and competent People, Canteen, Benefits

Cons

Paperwork, Non existant private life, not expected hands on despite what company says, incentive plan rules not clear - do not favors those who really work good, very limited career path within R&D, its nor Reasearch nor Dev't...started to become very much corpo style in the recent years which kills inovativeness (despite what they say and want you to think)

3.0

Mar 4, 2021

Great pay, terrible staff. Hate the work. Wouldn't work here again

Warehouse worker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay wass great. Can't complain about that. I worked here for two years and ended up getting back problems so i couldnt anymore.

Cons

Hard strenuous labor. Staff is also unsympathetic.

3M Response

5y

Hello, We are sorry to hear you felt the staff were terrible. We appreciate your feedback and your taking the time to leave a review.

2.0

Mar 3, 2021

Not great

Optimized operations engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great flexibility. Locations are great

Cons

I did not feel like I was used to my strengths. I got a degree in one type of engineering and ended up in a role where I could not apply any of it.

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