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?

69% of 3M employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated 3M 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at 3M?

Sales Representative (139) , Estagiário (121) , Manager (96) , Engineer (95) , Supply Chain Analyst (95) , Machine Operator (74) , Customer Service Representative (66) , Intern (65) , Production Operator (65) , Technical Aide (65) , Marketing (61) , 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 632 reviews)); "The people are great and supportive" ((in 441 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 425 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 237 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 95 reviews)); "So i paid for that when we had the bad managers." ((in 74 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 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.

3M reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(5,841 total reviews)

William M. Brown

54% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.4

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

3M has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 5,841 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

2.0

Mar 9, 2010

The name on the resume is worthwhile but not a happy place to work.

Accounts payable

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The internship program is good and they are actively working to make it better. They have a lot of services for employees. The benefits are changing and while not as good as they once were they are still not bad.

Cons

Too big, you are just a number. Stifling atmosphere. People are just counting their time to retirement. Not an upbeat place to work. Not enough variety in duties, everything is very compartmentalized. Too much emphasis on degrees and where they came from.

2.0

Feb 26, 2010

EC&DP is not transparent.

3m sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting products and nice colleagues. 3M is a large company with opportunities all over the world.

Cons

Unfortunately are these opportunities only for a small selection of candidates bearing the name "high potential". The Employee Contribution & Development Process they use to determine your salary increase is not transparent and subject to nepotism.

3.0

Feb 24, 2010

Great Experience!

Tech aide

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This job is great experience for science undergrads. Sometimes you end up doing your boss' grunt work, but it pays pretty good for a part time job and they treat you well.

Cons

You will do the same thing over, and over, and over again. Depending on your placement, you may or may not be doing something relevant to your education.

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