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) , Engineer (95) , Manager (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 632 reviews)); "The people are great and supportive" ((in 441 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 425 reviews)); "They have a lot focused groups and activities which shows how inclusive and great their culture are" ((in 304 reviews)); "Good work life balance.Reputed brand and respected company" ((in 237 reviews))

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

"Poor management waiting for redundancies" ((in 251 reviews)); "There are frequent layoffs and all employees live in fear of the next round." ((in 95 reviews)); "So i paid for that when we had the bad managers." ((in 74 reviews)); "Poor leadership; resting on old innovation laurels; unfavorable workplace if coming from another company" ((in 66 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.

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

3.0

Sep 3, 2010

Great company, but not a lot of work/life balance

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay Good benefits (with pension) Discount to 3M products

Cons

Long hours, constant deadlines Phasing out benefits year on year (no more 401K matches with company stock, just cash), and no more medical/dental retiree benefit Management confidence in leadership, but not to employees Pervasive attitude of "it's always been done this way"

3.0

Aug 31, 2010

No room for growth

Lab analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People were great to work with

Cons

As much as I asked for more responsibilities, I was not able to find any options for advancement.

1.0

Aug 28, 2010

Fall in line, or lose your job.

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not bad salary structure.........if you want to play the game...

Cons

No freedom to speak your mind, as you are told the opposite. Be ready to report where you were today at 3:11pm......painful micromanagement, with managers not secure in their ways....An old boys club, with political backdrop. Throwing under the bus, and back-stabbing by your peers is the norm as they seek advancement, or simply want to 'look better'. The harder you lick, the quicker you advance.No respect for the crew in the field, rather.......monthly beat-downs provided in the shape and form of monthly 'coaching calls' by your manager....usually some guy/girl looking for advancement and see you as a potential threat .

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