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?

66% of 3M employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated 3M 3.6 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 636 reviews)); "The people are great and supportive" ((in 442 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 413 reviews)); "They have a lot focused groups and activities which shows how inclusive and great their culture are" ((in 297 reviews)); "Good work life balance.Reputed brand and respected company" ((in 226 reviews))

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

"There are frequent layoffs and all employees live in fear of the next round." ((in 101 reviews)); "Can be horrible if your suck under a bad manager." ((in 78 reviews)); "Poor leadership; resting on old innovation laurels; unfavorable workplace if coming from another company" ((in 66 reviews)); "No work life balance and poor upper management" ((in 62 reviews)); "Long hours and have high expectations for outcomes sometimes ones hat are unrealistic" ((in 57 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

66% would recommend to a friend

(5,851 total reviews)

William M. Brown

48% approve of CEO

47% 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

4.0

Apr 23, 2019

Nice company going through organizational restructing

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice benefit, great internal mobility

Cons

Biased toward seniority vs. younger professionals

3M Response

7y

Hello, Thank you for your review. We really appreciate you sharing your feedback with us!

3.0

Apr 6, 2019

Quality Manager

Quality manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, pay, opportunities to grow

Cons

The CWS structure. Many departments can not function without the additional resources. 1. The turnover for contract is super high 2. If we need contract workers all the time, then the position should be full time 3M especially in customer facing positions.

3.0

Aug 25, 2018

Old behemoth bureaucratic culture but trying hard to be contemporary.

Divisional manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Individual respect, decent pay, work life balance

Cons

Bureaucratic and slow Nepotism at core. 'Sponsor culture' Poor talent to work with thanks to nepotism led career growth

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