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 619 reviews)); "The people are great and supportive" ((in 449 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 432 reviews)); "They have a lot focused groups and activities which shows how inclusive and great their culture are" ((in 300 reviews)); "Good work life balance.Reputed brand and respected company" ((in 235 reviews))

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

"Hierarchal organization Many layoffs Outdated decision making" ((in 99 reviews)); "I had a bad manager whom I got along with but never promoted me." ((in 77 reviews)); "Poor leadership; resting on old innovation laurels; unfavorable workplace if coming from another company" ((in 70 reviews)); "Long hours and have high expectations for outcomes sometimes ones hat are unrealistic" ((in 58 reviews)); "No work life balance and poor upper management" ((in 56 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

(5,840 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 5,840 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

4.0

Jun 16, 2010

Pretty good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits, flexibility and job opportunities made 3M a great place to work. I enjoyed the majority of my time there.

Cons

Not much. Sometimes felt that management was top heavy. Everyone seemed to be in a manager position and I would be reporting to several different people on different projects.

3.0

Jun 10, 2010

Only if you have family in high positions will you get anywhere at 3M.

Supply chain engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, "nice" people, well defined structure and business goals.

Cons

People are "nice" to your face but then turn around and do the opposite of what they promised. Minnesota "nice" is actually a cowardly fake. People are too afraid of opposition and conflict to have healthy debate. If you are confident enough to state your opinion then beware because you will slowly be closed out and eventually blacklisted from career advancement/opportunity. You definately have to know the right people and be in with the right people to get promotions or even new different jobs. It is crazy that your current supervisor is your career mentor and controls whether you can interview or put in for other jobs. Very stifling environment and no appreciate for experience out side of 3M. If you have experience prior to 3M consider it null and void because no one will acknowledge it and they certainly don't want to hear about it.

5.0

Jun 9, 2010

Great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company offered good benefits, interesting work, and the managers cared about the work/life balance. They also offered social activities for staff morale-building.

Cons

The opportunities to advance were somewhat limited, in part, I think, because turnover is so low...new positions don't open up that often.

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