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 579 reviews)); "The people are great and supportive" ((in 437 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 433 reviews)); "They have a lot focused groups and activities which shows how inclusive and great their culture are" ((in 325 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 252 reviews)); "There are frequent layoffs and all employees live in fear of the next round." ((in 98 reviews)); "I had a bad manager whom I got along with but never promoted me." ((in 77 reviews)); "Poor leadership; resting on old innovation laurels; unfavorable workplace if coming from another company" ((in 72 reviews)); "No work life balance and poor upper management" ((in 64 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

Aug 29, 2023

Favoritism-HOT-understaffed

Warehouse associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

insurance,distance to drive,only place hiring that makes over 12.00 per hour in town

Cons

Favoritism abounds in the WAREHOUSE! work team leader lets people off last minute notice yet others are denied.Understaffed. New people are hired on day shift and i couldn't even get a day job! did i say alot of favoritism? lack of any caring in management

3M Response

2y

Hello, Thank you for your review. We appreciate your feedback as a former employee and see your concerns regarding favoritism and staffing. 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

Aug 15, 2023

Good Company historically, not what it used to be.

Mechanical specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, secure job, average pay, clean easy work environment.

Cons

3m has become to average, and fails to attract top talent any more. There are still great people working here, but the culture is starting to shift to hiring quantity over quality. There are simply to many people hired into middle management, making it hard to make and execute decisions and plans efficiently. 3M has to many employees overall, and should place more responsibility on the ones they have that are skilled and pay them better to keep them around.

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 middle management and retaining top talent 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!

1.0

Aug 11, 2023

Not what it use to be

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I spent over 2 decades at 3M and it was a wonderful place to work and grow. Lots of opportunities.

Cons

The waves of 2023 layoffs was not well thought out and many folks that were terminated were your top performers. The HIS division is poorly led with no growth potential.

3M Response

2y

Hello, Thank you for your review. We appreciate your feedback as a former employee and see your concerns regarding the layoffs. 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!

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