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

3.0

Feb 28, 2011

Great co-workers, real team spirit, well-trained bosses.

Engineer in electronics division

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits Great place for chemical & material engineers Really encourages innovation

Cons

They handle acquisitions poorly. Average workforce age 50+ in some divisions. Not much of a career path for electronics engineers. Business unit is not in the mainstream, future uncertain.

3.0

Feb 27, 2011

Pays the bills and they bend the rules to suit their needs

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Pay Good Benefits The company has a lot of product diversity, they weathered the recession well (see con) Good with granting time off in a pinch

Cons

Its the good ole boys club like many other reviewers say, even at satellite locations. If they want to promote someone but it goes against their formal practices, they just bend the rules In amongst the rank and file, you always know who they want in a job as soon as they put up the interest notice The company has a lot of product diversity, maybe they're spreading themselves too thin? (see pro) The jockeying for position and throwing colleagues under the bus is typical corporate fare

2.0

Feb 27, 2011

Dishonest and without any integrity

Secretary

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly colleques. Interesting work, well, sometimes.

Cons

Everything in the field of HR management. This is where they're dishonest and without any integrity. Get a bad result in Employee Contribution ( EC&DP ) and they'll even skip your inflation correction. This is how bad it gets there.

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