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 640 reviews)); "The people are great and supportive" ((in 441 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 425 reviews)); "They have a lot focused groups and activities which shows how inclusive and great their culture are" ((in 308 reviews)); "Good work life balance.Reputed brand and respected company" ((in 224 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 98 reviews)); "Can be horrible if your suck under a bad manager." ((in 79 reviews)); "Poor leadership; resting on old innovation laurels; unfavorable workplace if coming from another company" ((in 69 reviews)); "Saw upper management changed 3 times for the 3 years I have been there." ((in 62 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

(5,855 total reviews)

William M. Brown

48% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

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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 5,855 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

Aug 14, 2009

Great Engineering Company with Okay Management

Process engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work life balance and opportunities to assume responsibility. Excellent engineering salaried and hourly employees with dedication to the company and work ethic.

Cons

Management can be indicisive and can wait until the last minute to make decisions. In some divisions people were reactive instead of proactive and were focused on saving face.

2.0

Apr 27, 2009

Time to get rid of the fat and start building a strong team that makes courageous decisions and leads by example.

Sourcing agent

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits and pay. Old, established company that does not take risks so you are unlikely to be let go

Cons

Old, established company with old, established management. No diversity, almost all management is older, white males. They treat women very badly and it's obvious. The Management prefers boot lickers who agree with them to performers who may have more updated ideas.

3.0

Mar 27, 2009

Decent place to work

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Solid technology company and talented personnel.

Cons

Volatile environment and frequent layoffs. 3M changed from being a place where people worked forever to a place where people frequenly leave. It is probably no different from most corporations today, but it is certainly a huge culture shift for this corporation. Also, there are lots of systems for everything which impede the progress of projects unnecessarily.

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