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 decreased by 1% over the last 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 636 reviews)); "The people are great and supportive" ((in 442 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 413 reviews)); "They have a lot focused groups and activities which shows how inclusive and great their culture are" ((in 297 reviews)); "Good work life balance.Reputed brand and respected company" ((in 226 reviews))

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

"There are frequent layoffs and all employees live in fear of the next round." ((in 101 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 66 reviews)); "No work life balance and poor upper management" ((in 62 reviews)); "Long hours and have high expectations for outcomes sometimes ones hat are unrealistic" ((in 57 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

(5,853 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 5,853 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

4.0

Feb 14, 2013

Sr. Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

work life balalnce, flexible working hours

Cons

hierarchy levels, decision making process

5.0

Feb 3, 2013

Simply awesome, as long as you put in your best efforts in everything you do.

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Forgiving company, allow employees to make mistake, but make sure you learn from it. Always encourage productivity improving to stay ahead. Those that can understand will strive with the company. Those who don't get left behind and will always complain.

Cons

Sometimes being a large organization, when it comes to quick change due to market situation, it because rather slow. Just like a lot of large organization.

5.0

Jan 31, 2013

A fantastic place for a R&D person

Senior chemist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This is the place where innovation sparks. The company does a great job on creating collaboration environment for R&D folks. The best example is its tech exchange forum, named as Tech Forum, a great place for exchanging ideas. I listened more talks in the past year at 3M than the four years at my PhD.

Cons

The location is not great for me since I am not a fan of cold weather or snow. It can be boring if you don't like skiing or ice fishing. It is a nice place to work though. The city is home for 19 Fortune 500 companies.

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