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

(5,841 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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6K reviews

2.0

Nov 1, 2010

If you go in as a contract employee - do not expect to get a permanent position

Technical analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great People, Great location, Lots of potential as a great employer, they once were a great employer but have lost their glimmer....

Cons

Every Christmas is layoff time, 3M makes it next to impossible to go from a contract employee to a permanatn employee. Don't go in as contract if you are expecting to be hired on an employee.

3.0

Nov 1, 2010

Sleeping Giant with Good Prospect IF IT ACTUALLY WAKES UP!

Manager logistic

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice People at Working Level. Clueless Senior Management - leave us alone! Nice environment - BUT not forward looking company is petty stable

Cons

Very Nice Work Culture. But promotion and job opportunities for future career path is limited unless your family have connections with the VPs. Work culture is about filling up spreadsheet and tracking - not realistic management. - Dumb infact!

2.0

Oct 28, 2010

Promotion is inversely proportional to competence.

Advanced scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Reasonable pay Very good sick leave entitlements

Cons

Poor career advancement if you are in the wrong division. Extremely poor middle managers who only care about themselves and will actively keep talented people down. This company is all about talk and no action when it comes to improving employee satisfaction. Chance of promotion is inversely proportional to competence.

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