Does 3M pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, 3M employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at 3M. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 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) , Supply Chain Analyst (95) , Manager (94) , 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 623 reviews)); "The people are great and supportive" ((in 452 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 311 reviews)); "Good work life balance.Reputed brand and respected company" ((in 246 reviews))

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

"Poor management waiting for redundancies" ((in 245 reviews)); "There are frequent layoffs and all employees live in fear of the next round." ((in 103 reviews)); "I had a bad manager whom I got along with but never promoted me." ((in 79 reviews)); "Poor leadership; resting on old innovation laurels; unfavorable workplace if coming from another company" ((in 72 reviews)); "Poor upper management, the company has lost site of actual leadership." ((in 57 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

(5,839 total reviews)

William M. Brown

55% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.4

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

3M has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 5,839 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

2.0

Dec 26, 2011

Overall, wish I'd worked somewhere else.

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good healthcare, but will be changing. Stable company, lots of opportunities to change jobs if needed. You can apply for many jobs across the company.

Cons

Not always a respectful work environment. Some employees are given preferential treatment based on their connections, which school they went to or who their relations are. If you go to HR with issues, be prepared to be put under a microscope by your manager.

3.0

Dec 25, 2011

Nice place to be if you don't want much pressure nor career development

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice atmosphear. Contact with multicultural colleagues. Better personal life balance than most of the competitors. Colleagues very accesible. Nice parking and restaurant.

Cons

Very poor career development. Don't expect high salaries after 10 years of experience. The Spanish organisation doesn't promote 3Mers working abroad. Bad relationship between Sales and Marketing.

4.0

Dec 20, 2011

Enjoyable and cooperative

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employees are given full credit to work independently; open dicussion within sales and marketing

Cons

Each division works so independently that senior manager cannot detect poor leardership from some mid-level managers

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