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 (59) , 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 636 reviews)); "The people are great and supportive" ((in 444 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 417 reviews)); "They have a lot focused groups and activities which shows how inclusive and great their culture are" ((in 305 reviews)); "Good work life balance.Reputed brand and respected company" ((in 228 reviews))

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

"Poor management poor vision for future" ((in 249 reviews)); "There are frequent layoffs and all employees live in fear of the next round." ((in 97 reviews)); "Can be horrible if your suck under a bad manager." ((in 72 reviews)); "Poor leadership; resting on old innovation laurels; unfavorable workplace if coming from another company" ((in 71 reviews)); "Long hours and have high expectations for outcomes sometimes ones hat are unrealistic" ((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

(5,837 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 5,837 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

4.0

Apr 18, 2011

Good place to gain broad-based exposure in the industry you're interested in

Intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

3M's vast number of divisions provides an excellent platform for one to gain a broad-based exposure in the industry one's interested in.

Cons

Some macromanagement from supervisors, a tad too much politics involved between different departments imo.. salary's average for such a MNC

4.0

Apr 6, 2011

3M is generally speaking a great company, and I enjoyed my time there, I learned a lot from a lot of people.

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay Great benefits Still had a pension plan, but not for new employees now Reasonable flexibility in working from home when needed, etc

Cons

Long hours, depending on the job, 60 hour workweeks were not uncommon Travel, again depending on the type of job Little accountability for management Slow but steady downward trend in how people are treated

5.0

Apr 4, 2011

I have enjoy it!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The opportunities, career advancement and the family friendly enivorment. Great management is a key to work for a large company that treat employee like a number.

Cons

I feel need more room to grow. You feel like you in a large bird in a small cage. You can't open your wings to fly.

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