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 639 reviews)); "The people are great and supportive" ((in 438 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 412 reviews)); "They have a lot focused groups and activities which shows how inclusive and great their culture are" ((in 310 reviews)); "Good work life balance.Reputed brand and respected company" ((in 237 reviews))

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

"Poor management poor vision for future" ((in 250 reviews)); "There are frequent layoffs and all employees live in fear of the next round." ((in 103 reviews)); "So i paid for that when we had the bad managers." ((in 81 reviews)); "Poor leadership; resting on old innovation laurels; unfavorable workplace if coming from another company" ((in 73 reviews)); "No work life balance and poor upper management" ((in 63 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

(5,847 total reviews)

William M. Brown

51% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Culture & values

3.3

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

3M has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 5,847 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 27, 2012

Worked for them for 35+ YRS, Every day I thought I would be fired! A Heck of a Way to Have to Work!

Team leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Co-workers, also health & dental insurance.

Cons

Management was not worried about the workers, just their meetings, their own advancement and how they could micro manage that on the back's of the average worker! Company is dropping health care for retire's, when I started with them it was guaranteed for life! But just like the management, they have dropped the ball and deserted us!

4.0

Aug 26, 2012

Good company, innovative and creative.

Business development manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good basic training and perpectual training for today and tomorrow needs for staff.

Cons

Too limited promotion or upper management posts for staff to fill.

3.0

Aug 26, 2012

Good place but be wary if you cannot handle slow progress.

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You could coast by for years with mediocrity and status quo (pro or con). Very friendly people. Lots of resources to use for projects (if allotted) but many other perks of having a lot of people in a company. 401k matching and stable stock.

Cons

Cycle of revolving upper management creates a layer of management that focuses more on short term gains that make their numbers look good. Hard workers usually get more work as others on the team ride on the coat-tails to be able to put results on performance reviews. Management usually doesn't know better as communication is not active between management. Lots of 15+years at 3M'ers who are on the status quo coast to retirement. Seems to still be a good ol boys club. Large age gap between management and rank and file which may be due to many hiring freezes in the 90's/2000's and continual push to reduce operational costs.

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Worked for them for 35+ YRS, Every day I thought I would be fired! A Heck of a Way to Have to Work!

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Good place but be wary if you cannot handle slow progress.

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