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 624 reviews)); "The people are great and supportive" ((in 440 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 434 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 238 reviews))

What are the cons of working at 3M according to real employee reviews?

"lots of layoffs due to restructuring" ((in 101 reviews)); "Can be horrible if your suck under a bad manager." ((in 74 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)); "Long hours and have high expectations for outcomes sometimes ones hat are unrealistic" ((in 60 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).

Reviews by job title

6K reviews

4.0

Aug 16, 2013

It's a mixed bag

Senior product development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people there are top notch and great people to work with. I loved working with every group at 3M that I ever worked with. The onsite doctor and pharmacy were great bonuses. and the onsite analytical group was great to have access to. Would I work there again, yes... just not doing what I once did.

Cons

Too much decision making was driven by Wall Street instead of those "in the know." Understandably some of it has to be that way, but the pendulum went too far in that direction.

1.0

Aug 13, 2013

Slow career mobility

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stable business in healthcare. Good for those who want a good job with decent pay and great work-life balance.

Cons

Dysfunctional senior leadership that do not collaborate well and very risk adverse. Not a lot of movement at senior leadership level creating less opportunity for those at the bottom to move up in a rapid pace.

4.0

Aug 13, 2013

Endless opportunities

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Opportunity to grow with the organization, huge opportunity to join the organization in coming years as a large number of employees retire, very diverse product and market set

Cons

Very conservative in taking on risk, slow to promote employees, below competitive pay

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