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 (122) , Manager (96) , Engineer (95) , Supply Chain Analyst (95) , Machine Operator (74) , Customer Service Representative (66) , Intern (65) , Production Operator (65) , Technical Aide (65) , Marketing (60) , 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 642 reviews)); "The people are great and supportive" ((in 431 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 420 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 230 reviews))

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

"Poor management waiting for redundancies" ((in 246 reviews)); "There are frequent layoffs and all employees live in fear of the next round." ((in 100 reviews)); "I had a bad manager whom I got along with but never promoted me." ((in 80 reviews)); "Poor leadership; resting on old innovation laurels; unfavorable workplace if coming from another company" ((in 70 reviews)); "Poor upper management, the company has lost site of actual leadership." ((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.

What are the top reviewed 3M locations?

Neuß , Hilden , Seefeld , Wiesbaden , Wuppertal , Dormagen , Düsseldorf , Kamen , Köln , Burgkirchen an der Alz

3M reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(5,844 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 5,844 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

Jul 10, 2025

Great experience but low pay and growth

Data analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

My manager was great, company ethics intact, and the work was manageable

Cons

Lower end of pay, outdated tech

2.0

Jul 9, 2025

No Longer a Great Place to Work

Human resources

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people I work with directly are some of the most dedicated, hardworking, helpful, smart, innovative, and overall fantastic people. I could not ask for better coworkers.

Cons

Rolled back employee-to-employee recognition and associated nominal awards which were a great moral-boosting perk. Rolled back employee compensation awards such as pay adjustments, and parts of annual increases. Rolled back Work Your Way / Remote-friendly work to 3-day. Now ended near-remote and hybrid work. Those who are distant-remote and not within a commutable distance are told there will be limited career movement. Impossible timelines and menial tasks given by senior leadership and expected to just get it done. We are hemorrhaging really fantastic employees because of leadership's changes. Many of the fantastic people I work with have already left or are seriously considering leaving because of the changes slashing things for employees.

4.0

Jun 26, 2025

Nice place

Healthcare sales executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

stability and opportunity are positives

Cons

slow moving and not a nimble company

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