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 629 reviews)); "The people are great and supportive" ((in 440 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 418 reviews)); "They have a lot focused groups and activities which shows how inclusive and great their culture are" ((in 313 reviews)); "Good work life balance.Reputed brand and respected company" ((in 232 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 102 reviews)); "So i paid for that when we had the bad managers." ((in 78 reviews)); "Poor leadership; resting on old innovation laurels; unfavorable workplace if coming from another company" ((in 73 reviews)); "Poor upper management, the company has lost site of actual leadership." ((in 61 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

(5,856 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 5,856 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

Jan 6, 2014

People are great, mentor-ship is valued, outsourcing development has become a priority.

Analyst

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CEO approval

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Pros

People are great, mentor-ship is really valued by people at 3M. Working in the plants provided a great opportunity to understand manufacturing. Working within the businesses allowed for diverse opportunities.

Cons

In an effort to bring down support costs outsourcing development has become a priority.

4.0

Jan 3, 2014

Solid and opportunity employer

Supply chain analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Movement within the company can be achieved rapidly, if there is a willingness to move. The opportunity for growth and learning is there, if you're willing to dive in. The people are willing to help, if you ask. Nothing in this world is given, but the culture at 3M has made it the best place I've worked in my 20 year career.

Cons

Unfortunately, the hours can be overbearing at times, especially if you think about hours worked under the salary given. 3M has a great benefits package, which unfortunately on one salary, I am unable to fully utilize at this time.

4.0

Dec 30, 2013

Great experience working with very smart people

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The best part of working there was the coworkers attitude and work environment

Cons

Politics in upper management was not very satisfactory

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