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) , Intern (65) , Production Operator (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 444 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 428 reviews)); "They have a lot focused groups and activities which shows how inclusive and great their culture are" ((in 298 reviews)); "Good work life balance.Reputed brand and respected company" ((in 230 reviews))

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

"Poor management poor vision for future" ((in 252 reviews)); "There are frequent layoffs and all employees live in fear of the next round." ((in 90 reviews)); "So i paid for that when we had the bad managers." ((in 80 reviews)); "Poor leadership; resting on old innovation laurels; unfavorable workplace if coming from another company" ((in 72 reviews)); "Poor upper management, the company has lost site of actual leadership." ((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

68% would recommend to a friend

(5,848 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 5,848 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

Nov 13, 2012

Great professional experience, competitive salary, but cut throat environment.

Process engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great professional experience, competitive salary, reasonable work hours, all expenses paid travel.

Cons

Sketchy management, back stabbing environment, managers only look out for themselves, upper level directors and executives most often do not have a clue what is happening in their own plant(s). Travel is expected if you are an engineer and the majority of 3Mers will do time at 3M headquarters in St. Paul MN at some point in their career. Need to be willing to relocate in order to survive at 3M.

2.0

Nov 4, 2012

10 + Year in Software Department

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big Company, 3M Name recognized everywhere, Open Doors,

Cons

Big Company, Complex processes, Can not see the real picture, Not an High tech company even it buy some, try to put 3m work orders on High Tech companies - Fail

5.0

Oct 26, 2012

Great place to work, with smart people, interesting products, and great work-life balance

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Technology company with a fascinating and constantly-evolving product line Smart employees who are creative problem solvers Excellent work-life balance, as 3M wants you to be able to at least consider spending your entire career there Potential for international travel and assigments

Cons

There can be a lot of bureaucracy, as with any large multi-national company Loyalty to their employees sometimes extends too far, and so they are very reluctant to fire low-performers Don't always seem to value experience outside 3M

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