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) , Manager (96) , Engineer (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 632 reviews)); "The people are great and supportive" ((in 441 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 304 reviews)); "Good work life balance.Reputed brand and respected company" ((in 237 reviews))

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

"Poor management waiting for redundancies" ((in 251 reviews)); "There are frequent layoffs and all employees live in fear of the next round." ((in 95 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 66 reviews)); "No work life balance and poor upper management" ((in 61 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

(5,841 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 5,841 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

Dec 2, 2025

3M

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great team Good growth opportunities Working for an established brand in the market

Cons

SIP structure continuously changing High growth targets

5.0

Dec 1, 2025

Good Place to Work

Key account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary, freedom to work how you want.

Cons

Corporate hoops to jump through

3.0

Nov 28, 2025

Getting worse every year

Sales specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility, Company Vehicle, Culture, Environment, Peers.

Cons

Stifling micromanagement with administrative tasks, huge expectations with decreasing incentives, morale has collapsed.

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