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?

66% of 3M employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated 3M 3.6 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 (75) , Customer Service Representative (66) , Production Operator (66) , Intern (65) , Technical Aide (65) , Marketing (60) , Software Engineer (58) , Sales (57) , Manufacturing Engineer (53) , Analyst (50)

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 636 reviews)); "The people are great and supportive" ((in 436 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 406 reviews)); "They have a lot focused groups and activities which shows how inclusive and great their culture are" ((in 301 reviews)); "Good work life balance.Reputed brand and respected company" ((in 243 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 92 reviews)); "Can be horrible if your suck under a bad manager." ((in 78 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

66% would recommend to a friend

(5,860 total reviews)

William M. Brown

48% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

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3M has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 5,860 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).

Reviews by job title

6K reviews

2.0

Nov 4, 2023

Great Employees, Shortsighted CEO and Executive Management

Supply chain digitization leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great talented employees. Collaborative environment.

Cons

CEO has failed for 7 years to truly lead this once great company. He does not understand change management and how to lead his executive team. After multiple restructurings over 4 years CEO has given up and hired outside consultants to replace former executives to make mass employee and entire department cost cuts with no regard to strategy driven operational plans and few investments to drive the future of 3Ms growth.

3M Response

2y

Hello, Thank you for your review. We appreciate your feedback as a former employee and see your concerns regarding upper management and strategic growth. We want you to know that we look to our current and former employees to help us shape the future of 3M, and we are grateful you decided to share your experience with us. Have a nice day!

2.0

Sep 8, 2023

Great pay, no direction or leadership

Senior environmental scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay, actual work is enjoyable

Cons

Far too few employees to effectively support Plants, no unifying systems, processes to manage support, very large disconnect between the decision makers and the doers. No clear path at all for promotion.

3M Response

2y

Hello, Thank you for your review. We appreciate your feedback and are grateful you decided to share your experience with us. We see your concerns regarding staffing, systems and processes and encourage you to speak with your direct supervisor/HR to discuss these issues further if you have not yet done so. Have a nice day!

2.0

Sep 7, 2023

Not worth the effort

Marketing specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work from home, once 1 month can go office

Cons

Work overtime, pay peanuts, too much workload, not worth the stress

3M Response

2y

Hello, Thank you for your review. We are happy to hear that our Work Your Way flexible working program was beneficial to you. We see your concerns regarding overtime, compensation and workload and want you to know that we look to our former and current employees to help us shape the future of 3M. Have a nice day!

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