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 610 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 445 reviews)); "The people are great and supportive" ((in 435 reviews)); "They have a lot focused groups and activities which shows how inclusive and great their culture are" ((in 312 reviews)); "Good work life balance.Reputed brand and respected company" ((in 233 reviews))

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

"Poor management poor vision for future" ((in 250 reviews)); "There are frequent layoffs and all employees live in fear of the next round." ((in 97 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 65 reviews)); "No work life balance and poor upper management" ((in 58 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.

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3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(5,839 total reviews)

William M. Brown

55% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

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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

2.0

Jun 24, 2009

3m today from one of the little people.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

This used to be a great company to work for. I was proud to be a 3M employee. I was treated with respect.

Cons

Management has become disrespectful of employees. Wasn't there a song once that said "feel like a number"? We are no longer people to the management of 3M Ames.

3.0

Jun 15, 2009

Once a great company to work with....Not any more

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They were truly innovative and respect innovative ideas very much. Customers also expect 3M to give innovative ideas and solutions.

Cons

Wrong senior management direction, completely lost of identity.

1.0

Jun 9, 2009

Think twice before investing your future with a dinosaur. When things go south, management only looks out for itself...

Senior account representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent engineering. Nice brand management.

Cons

Engineers are running the company. It's like running the ship from the boiler room....

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