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 (49)

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 618 reviews)); "The people are great and supportive" ((in 438 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 424 reviews)); "They have a lot focused groups and activities which shows how inclusive and great their culture are" ((in 305 reviews)); "Good work life balance.Reputed brand and respected company" ((in 229 reviews))

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

"Poor management poor vision for future" ((in 254 reviews)); "There are frequent layoffs and all employees live in fear of the next round." ((in 99 reviews)); "Can be horrible if your suck under a bad manager." ((in 75 reviews)); "Poor leadership; resting on old innovation laurels; unfavorable workplace if coming from another company" ((in 72 reviews)); "Poor upper management, the company has lost site of actual leadership." ((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

(5,854 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 5,854 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

Apr 9, 2013

Excellent company for new grads...

Product development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent development opportunities Technical learning opportunities are endless Open corporate culture

Cons

Slow advancement for high performers Promotions and pay raises based more on time than performance

5.0

Apr 8, 2013

Good company, learning experience, and work environment.

Tech aide

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours, decent pay, helpful bosses, fun perks. Although tech aide positions aren't the greatest thing in the world, they are very good for soph.s or jr.s in college. They provide a basis of knowledge that will help you get a future entry level job or internship.

Cons

There aren't many cons working as a tech aide, at least for my job. The only thing that is a bit cumbersome is working while you are in school. However they don't force you to work during the academic year and many students only work summers or breaks.

5.0

Apr 8, 2013

3M

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, great products, great culture

Cons

Breadth & scale of business and level of centralised decision making can at times create a lack of autonomy

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