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

Oct 28, 2013

CONSERVATIVE COMPANY, SLOW TO INNOVATE, ALL ABOUT BOTTOM LINE AND SHAREHOLDERS - NOT EMPLOYEES

Aerospace sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay. They let you do your job. Little micro-managing. Good sales and employee support. Excellent benefits.

Cons

You will advance if you are willing to move and relocate. Your job is as good as your manager. Very HIGH turn-over in middle management. They make business decisions based on bottom lines without regard to employees. Rely a lot on Six Sigma and the latest "cost savings program" and sometimes completely for-go common sense. Company is SLOW to move with modern technology. It's like moving the TITANIC.

2.0

Oct 25, 2013

One of the worst Company I have ever work with

Software qa

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Salary is not so bad and that is the only pros I can think of.

Cons

They have a tendency to burn out employees. Company promotes diversity but that is not true. I had bad experiences dealing with some of my co-workers. When you asked questions they some times laugh at you w/c is very inappropriate. People have offended me so many times. One co-worker told me why I keep bothering him. Rude employees with no manners.

4.0

Oct 21, 2013

Very good company, steady, solid

Business development manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Strong innovation culture; continual stream of internal opportunities; financial stability; very diverse set of offerings; very deliberate succession planning process; senior management very accessible and engaged

Cons

Large companies tend to move slowly; international/ex-pat opportunities seem to be less and less over time due to cost; culture with bias toward "lifers" can make breaking in a bit difficult for mid-career outsiders

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