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 (50)

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 440 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 418 reviews)); "They have a lot focused groups and activities which shows how inclusive and great their culture are" ((in 313 reviews)); "Good work life balance.Reputed brand and respected company" ((in 232 reviews))

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

"Poor management waiting for redundancies" ((in 251 reviews)); "There are frequent layoffs and all employees live in fear of the next round." ((in 102 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 73 reviews)); "Poor upper management, the company has lost site of actual leadership." ((in 61 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

(5,856 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 5,856 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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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

1.0

Aug 11, 2023

Not what it use to be

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I spent over 2 decades at 3M and it was a wonderful place to work and grow. Lots of opportunities.

Cons

The waves of 2023 layoffs was not well thought out and many folks that were terminated were your top performers. The HIS division is poorly led with no growth potential.

3M Response

2y

Hello, Thank you for your review. We appreciate your feedback as a former employee and see your concerns regarding the layoffs. We want you to know that we look to our current and former employees to help us shape the future of 3M, and we are grateful you decided to share your experience with us. Have a nice day!

3.0

Jul 31, 2023

Management is an issue

Production operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work is handy, no issues with time off etc.

Cons

Management at all levels is an issue. Lack of communication, lack of basic people skills. Most management should not be allowed near managing people. On the outside their policies look amazing, on the inside however... regular meetings with staff are held in order to resolve any issues, no one listens and management does whatever they want anyway. God forbid you have any opinions of your own. Company has a policy of hiring through agency, rarely anyone is kept. If you have any opinions of your own and are not a "yes man" to everything proposed you will be shown where the door is. Rarely any agency staff is kept even thogh the agency staff works twice as hard as the full time employees. Plenty of career progression due to staff turnover.

3M Response

2y

Hello, Thank you for your review! We appreciate your feedback and are grateful you decided to share your experience with us. We see your concerns regarding the management and communication, and encourage you to speak with your direct supervisor/HR to discuss these issues further if you have not yet done so. Have a nice day!

2.0

Jul 26, 2023

Dinosaur

Senior product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits. Generous parental leave policy and flexible work schedule.

Cons

Management. This manufacturing conglomerate should not own or operate software businesses.

3M Response

2y

Hello, Thank you for your review! We appreciate your feedback and are grateful you decided to share your experience with us. We see your concerns regarding the management at 3M and encourage you to speak with your direct supervisor/HR to discuss these issues further if you have not yet done so. Have a nice day!

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