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

(5,847 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 5,847 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 28, 2016

3M Review

T3 engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good opportunities to work throughout the midwest. Many diverse technologies and opportunities to try that will challenge you technically. Diverse company give sense of stability. Not all of our eggs are in one basket.

Cons

Advancing can be a political challenge. This is likely a challenge everywhere. Pay is based on national average so if planning on working in a state where the cost of living is higher, your pay will not be compensated and employee retention is an issue. Conversely if working in a state where the cost of living is lower the pay is relatively high and the living is great.

2.0

Dec 16, 2016

Terrible bureaucracy. Little to no advancement opportunities. Decent pay. OK benefits.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They pay well, but you will spend most of your career in the bottom of the pay scale as the raises are small and only yearly.

Cons

Terrible bureaucracy. Almost no advancement opportunities. Absolutely no training. Work life balance is dreadful in some departments.

4.0

Jun 26, 2016

Implementation Analyst

Implementations analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Extremely ethical, moral and honest organization. One organization you do not have to wonder are they going to be around next week. Very stable. The leadership knows what to do as far as moving the company forward.

Cons

The only complaint is the lack of training. When you hire new staff you have to have a training program for your new people directly tied to the programs they will be using. Training is provided towards 3M as a whole but not towards your specific product.

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