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 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"Hierarchal organization Many layoffs Outdated decision making" ((in 99 reviews)); "I had a bad manager whom I got along with but never promoted me."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

(5,839 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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6K reviews

3.0

Sep 1, 2009

A good place while it lasted

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The basis of the company was sound with good culture, strong professional skills, and interesting work

Cons

3M was very bureaucratic which slowed down our progress significantly. 3M had a lot of internal politics and infighting which lessened the value of efforts and caused churning to meet internal needs instead of focusing on the external goal. Ultimately, the direction set within 3M and the level of support for a potential winning product was the downfall of 3M Precision Optics.

3.0

Aug 28, 2009

Sales focused - not good at seeing the big picture

Marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

BIg varied company - potential to work in a number of different businesses. Dedicated people, many of whom have been there a long time. Good external reputation

Cons

Sales focused - no real idea about marketing. Spent a lot of money in the last couple of years developing a marketing excellence programme, but haven't had the guts to follow it through. Obsessed with detail and data, but won't spend the money on customer research to find out what customers really want. Very technology and manufacturing focused. Low morale amongst marketers who feel undervalued and unable to utilise their skills, and sick of the short term obsession with intricate financial detail. There is a tendency to trust 'the system' rather than the knowledge and experience of the marketers.

5.0

Aug 19, 2009

3M

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I think overall there is a sense of family within the work group. People are helpful, and I have not found it to be a cut throat place to work. People support jobs well done and encourage areas of growth.

Cons

Sometimes management is a little slow to make decisions, and I agree with the previous review that decisions are sometimes reactive as opposed to proactive. I also think that they need to pay closer attention to the opinions of those closer to the process as they are the experts.

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