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 (74) , 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 633 reviews)); "The people are great and supportive" ((in 452 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 423 reviews)); "They have a lot focused groups and activities which shows how inclusive and great their culture are" ((in 304 reviews)); "Good work life balance.Reputed brand and respected company" ((in 218 reviews))

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

"Poor management waiting for redundancies" ((in 252 reviews)); "There are frequent layoffs and all employees live in fear of the next round." ((in 95 reviews)); "So i paid for that when we had the bad managers." ((in 75 reviews)); "Poor leadership; resting on old innovation laurels; unfavorable workplace if coming from another company" ((in 74 reviews)); "Saw upper management changed 3 times for the 3 years I have been there." ((in 59 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

(5,851 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 5,851 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

Aug 20, 2014

Good prospects but challenging organisational structure and practices

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

3M offers good opportunities for internal advancement. It also has an unusually friendly corporate culture. With a global reach, it is also pretty good to get experience of an international community.

Cons

Not enough outside talent is brought in, 3M mostly relies on promoting from within and not back-filling. This means that it can be very hard to get traction in using modern business methods that have widespread acceptance outside the company.

4.0

Aug 17, 2014

One of the best places to work

Sales and marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Career opportunities Leader development programs Office culture

Cons

Extremely aggressive about the targets Very operational

3.0

Aug 9, 2014

3M is good company to work for if the job is a good fit.

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Benefits are good compared to other US companies. 3M treats employees well. Company is very ethical.

Cons

Focus on quarterly profits, sometime management decision hurt the company in the long run so department numbers look good. Because the company is so large, there is company bureaucracy. Because 3M is not a software company, IT is very strict on type computer, installed software, email software very old.

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