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 (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 609 reviews)); "The people are great and supportive" ((in 424 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 421 reviews)); "They have a lot focused groups and activities which shows how inclusive and great their culture are" ((in 303 reviews)); "Good work life balance.Reputed brand and respected company" ((in 236 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 99 reviews)); "Can be horrible if your suck under a bad manager." ((in 82 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 59 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

(5,841 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 5,841 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

Jul 28, 2011

Many different jobs and organizational experiences in a single career

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Long term commitment to R&D and dual ladder (Technical Professionals and Management) World Class technology platforms! Culture of internal innovation with open sharing across the company Uncompromising ethics and commitment to doing the right thng Long term, Global, Perspective Strong support for and myriad opportunities to obtain continuing education Opportunity (if you are qualified) to move across the company to obtain multiple experiences

Cons

Conservative management culture (can be a bit risk adverse) Tend to strive toward being middle of the road in compensation while still expecting top tier performance

4.0

Jul 27, 2011

For a large company very good experience, so far.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great co-workers, ability to move to different types of businesses.

Cons

Slow moving, as most large companies.

5.0

Jul 22, 2011

Gratefull for the job but very unfulling as job challenges are non existant.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, Salary, Creativity, Entertainment, Weather

Cons

No new developments by R and D Departments. Stop buying start up companies and put the money into a new product that our own has developed. Get new sales people. To many young unexperienced techs and engineers. No mentoring programs. ECPD's are self centered and lack team work recognition.

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