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 (121) , Manager (96) , Engineer (95) , Supply Chain Analyst (95) , Machine Operator (74) , Customer Service Representative (66) , Intern (65) , Production Operator (65) , Technical Aide (65) , Marketing (61) , 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 608 reviews)); "The people are great and supportive" ((in 453 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 416 reviews)); "They have a lot focused groups and activities which shows how inclusive and great their culture are" ((in 299 reviews)); "Good work life balance.Reputed brand and respected company" ((in 234 reviews))

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

"Poor management waiting for redundancies" ((in 250 reviews)); "There are frequent layoffs and all employees live in fear of the next round." ((in 101 reviews)); "I had a bad manager whom I got along with but never promoted me." ((in 74 reviews)); "Poor leadership; resting on old innovation laurels; unfavorable workplace if coming from another company" ((in 69 reviews)); "No work life balance and poor upper management" ((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

69% would recommend to a friend

(5,842 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 5,842 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

5.0

Jan 8, 2013

Fulfillment and development of talents and career aspirations

General manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Encourages creativity Challenges one to stretch to full potential Offers training and advancement opportunities

Cons

Bureaucracy is alive and well

3.0

Jan 7, 2013

Human Resources is hurting performance

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly Minnesota HQ folks, family oriented culture.

Cons

HR is making performance review more robotic than ever. Everyone is forced to 'meet the numbers' regardless of performance in some cases. Rating system is considered demotivating. Sales force is ever decreasing in importance. More and more taken away to meet Wall St. expectations. Too bad, didn't used to be this way :(

4.0

Jan 5, 2013

Great Company, People, Management, & Opportunity

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good investment in the business Strong management in the Divisions and at the executive level Great, innovative products customers want (strong NPI process) Great peer and management collaboration, team/family environment Nice opportunities for networking and career change and/or advancement Significant global business and opportunities to work with the international team

Cons

Marketing and Product Management positions are combined More of a Lab/Mfg Company, Marketing is not a core strength Centralized Decision Making at the Division Level

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