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

1.0

Jan 4, 2012

not good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Diversity of products and people to work with , good vacations

Cons

There is no growing , poor benefits and bad salaries

4.0

Dec 27, 2011

Good place to work. Work environment is typical of any large conglomerate/Fortune 100.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Compensation is good for management level employees though a large chunk of pay is division performance based. - Working at a factory will get you promoted and recognized quicker than working in corporate HQ. - Great health, dental, and vision benefits. Good 401k. Stock purchase at discount. - Performance feedback good (depends highly on your specific manager).

Cons

- Middle management tends to be smarter than senior management. Senior management known to make short-sided and poor decisions frequently. - Older management team does not understand how to manage younger employees. This should change as older employees start to retire. - Pay for junior employees not on par with pay for junior employees at comparable companies. Management and senior level employees get paid on par with peers at other comparable companies.

2.0

Dec 26, 2011

Overall, wish I'd worked somewhere else.

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good healthcare, but will be changing. Stable company, lots of opportunities to change jobs if needed. You can apply for many jobs across the company.

Cons

Not always a respectful work environment. Some employees are given preferential treatment based on their connections, which school they went to or who their relations are. If you go to HR with issues, be prepared to be put under a microscope by your manager.

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Good place to work. Work environment is typical of any large conglomerate/Fortune 100.

Overall, wish I'd worked somewhere else.

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