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 decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at 3M?

68% 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, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at 3M?

Sales Representative (139) , Estagiário (122) , Engineer (96) , Manager (96) , 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 639 reviews)); "The people are great and supportive" ((in 438 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 412 reviews)); "They have a lot focused groups and activities which shows how inclusive and great their culture are" ((in 310 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 poor vision for future" ((in 250 reviews)); "There are frequent layoffs and all employees live in fear of the next round." ((in 103 reviews)); "So i paid for that when we had the bad managers." ((in 81 reviews)); "Poor leadership; resting on old innovation laurels; unfavorable workplace if coming from another company" ((in 73 reviews)); "No work life balance and poor upper management" ((in 63 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

68% would recommend to a friend

(5,846 total reviews)

William M. Brown

51% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Culture & values

3.3

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

3M has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 5,846 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

Jul 16, 2017

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Warehouse worker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

descent pay for what it is

Cons

it's warehouse work, warehouse work sucks no matter where you work but it was better than any other place I've worked, but it's still warehouse work

1.0

May 22, 2017

Clearly not concerned with the well being of their employees

Business development manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

When I worked there the pay and benefits were great.

Cons

Everything else. I worked at a smaller company making a name for itself that was then purchased by 3M. They paid well and encouraged us to grow the business and show us how everything worked and what we did, then, after about one year they abruptly laid off everyone from the small company and brought in their own people (I assume they were cheaper to employ). A fairly sociopathic tactic.

4.0

May 17, 2017

The good and the bad of a huge global company

Global business director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Mostly known as an industrial provider, 3M operates in various business segments, from Health Care to Consumer products. The R&D capabilities are fantastic and the company consistently invests in new products across various platforms, either directly or through M&A. Its global footprint makes it for exciting yet stable performance, as a slow-down in a market can be off-set by a growth in another. Leadership is getting much better at focusing in key growth businesses and regions vs. a highly decentralized model from year ago.

Cons

It can be frustrating to find the right empowerment model in this highly "matrix" organization - the approximately 30 Divisions have a global leader but in each country report to a local Managing Director that may have different goals. Leading a team here can be a roller-coaster if the Region vs. Business politics gets in the way.

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