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

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.3

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

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).

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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

3.0

Apr 20, 2014

Pays well, but hard to advance in the company

Production operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is good for the work that is done. Over time is paid for anything above 40 hours in the week and this contract has double time for Sunday even if Saturday was not worked.

Cons

When hired 10 years ago, was told college and education were supported by the company. However found out when trying to further my education the college courses would not be covered by the company, even though positions were posted within the company that met the courses requested.

3.0

Apr 20, 2014

Small pockets of exceptional vision and growth, some emerging expertise, some pockets of old-guard rote functionalism.

Asm (area sales manager)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to explore growth within varied markets and structure style. Multi-national organization where the name still has some clout. Excellent employer if you have the desire to work on varied projects and not worry about who gets the credit.

Cons

Tendency to think the 3M brand will automatically garner market share. Hierarchy tends to be cylindrical amongst business units. Cooperation across business units tends to slow progress. Outside organizations tend to be viewed as sub-standard, whether through alliance, merger or acquisition.

5.0

Apr 18, 2014

Excellent experience at 3M with endless resources and assistance for both professional and personal growth.

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, competitive salary, diversity, culture, control your own career path (MANY options).

Cons

Corporate latter moves you regardless of where you want to live.

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Pays well, but hard to advance in the company

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