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?

69% 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, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at 3M?

Sales Representative (139) , Estagiário (122) , Manager (96) , Engineer (95) , 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 626 reviews)); "The people are great and supportive" ((in 450 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 411 reviews)); "They have a lot focused groups and activities which shows how inclusive and great their culture are" ((in 305 reviews)); "Good work life balance.Reputed brand and respected company" ((in 245 reviews))

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

"Poor management waiting for redundancies" ((in 248 reviews)); "There are frequent layoffs and all employees live in fear of the next round." ((in 99 reviews)); "Can be horrible if your suck under a bad manager." ((in 76 reviews)); "Poor leadership; resting on old innovation laurels; unfavorable workplace if coming from another company" ((in 70 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

69% would recommend to a friend

(5,844 total reviews)

William M. Brown

54% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.4

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

3M has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 5,844 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

Jan 23, 2012

Manufacturing company, not a software company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent benefits, not stellar, longevity of employees

Cons

90% of technical managers have little to no technical competence. No technical leadership, vision, or drive. 3M is a manufacturing business and corporate does not understand a software business. It shows in many facets.

4.0

Jan 18, 2012

Treats their contract employees very well.

Technical publications

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Wide variety of interesting products - Comfortable work environment - Nice campus with lots of amenities - Respectable contributor to the community - Full time employees seem quite satisfied; contractors are treated very well

Cons

- Parking can sometimes be nightmarish, especially if there is a training event - The campus is quite large and finding a particular building can be tricky

3.0

Jan 17, 2012

Decent place to work. Ups and downs like any other company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Long history Support for development Decent benefits Competitive salary Opportunity to work in multiple areas of the company. The management team I worked with most directly was great.

Cons

Difficult to make changes and implement new processes. A little resistant to change. Doesn't always make the best use of new technologies Some processes are so rigid that is difficult to get things accomplished. Frustrating if you thrive on delivering results.

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