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 been stable over the past 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 (75) , 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 448 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 419 reviews)); "They have a lot focused groups and activities which shows how inclusive and great their culture are" ((in 309 reviews)); "Good work life balance.Reputed brand and respected company" ((in 236 reviews))

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

"Poor management poor vision for future" ((in 256 reviews)); "There are frequent layoffs and all employees live in fear of the next round." ((in 100 reviews)); "So i paid for that when we had the bad managers." ((in 78 reviews)); "Poor leadership; resting on old innovation laurels; unfavorable workplace if coming from another company" ((in 72 reviews)); "Saw upper management changed 3 times for the 3 years I have been there." ((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

66% would recommend to a friend

(5,854 total reviews)

William M. Brown

48% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.3

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

3M has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 5,854 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

2.0

Jun 4, 2014

3M Doesn't know electronics.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits. Flexible work schedules.

Cons

Knowledge or skills achieved in one business unit are prevented from being shared or utilized in other business units. For example, I was the only software engineer in my unit. I tried to access co-workers in another unit to discuss issues and ideas. But I was told that this was not allowed.

2.0

May 19, 2014

Old-school expectations (be a company wo/man), 21st century work-life balance (24x7x365)

Senior research engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Successful company with pretty good pay

Cons

Ridiculous travel expectations--3 weeks in Asia, multiple times per year When not traveling to Asia, expected to be constantly connected--answer emails all night Vacation--isn't. Check in email every morning and evening, minimum. Take calls as needed. The old-school benefits are gone--no pension, no banking vacation

3.0

Apr 12, 2014

Earnings on the backs of employees

Sales management

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good first or second job for resume building. If you originate from Minnesota you odds are better for advancement.

Cons

One person doing the job of three due to many cutbacks over the last decade. Moral is lousy, contrary to the "studies" that 3M mgmt refers to on a frequent basis. Pay raises, if any, are very low. Via HR guidelines, job performance ratings are kept down in order to keep pay raises down as well. Happens across the board. Performance appraisal process is rigged to the core, I was part of it!

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