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 608 reviews)); "The people are great and supportive" ((in 453 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 416 reviews)); "They have a lot focused groups and activities which shows how inclusive and great their culture are" ((in 299 reviews)); "Good work life balance.Reputed brand and respected company" ((in 234 reviews))

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

"Poor management waiting for redundancies" ((in 250 reviews)); "There are frequent layoffs and all employees live in fear of the next round." ((in 101 reviews)); "I had a bad manager whom I got along with but never promoted me." ((in 74 reviews)); "Poor leadership; resting on old innovation laurels; unfavorable workplace if coming from another company" ((in 69 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.

What are the top reviewed 3M locations?

Neuß , Hilden , Seefeld , Wiesbaden , Wuppertal , Dormagen , Düsseldorf , Kamen , Köln , Burgkirchen an der Alz

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 Fertigung industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

2.0

Feb 5, 2026

Don't apply here unless you like being thrown under a bus

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are good benefits and salary

Cons

CEO and other management don't care about employees. Since the new CEO took over the whole environment has taken a dive. Managers and others don't give employees feedback and then reprimand the employees when they don't fix problems they don't know about. The culture of throwing people under the bus is tolerated and encouraged.

2.0

Feb 4, 2026

Former Employee Review

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive compensation and benefits Strong brand recognition Talented individual contributors across many functions

Cons

Alignment and respect matter. Internal leadership conflict combined with feedback delivered in a demeaning or dismissive manner erodes trust and morale. Coaching should develop people, not diminish them. Empower leaders to use judgment and communicate with professionalism, especially during periods of change.

4.0

Feb 1, 2026

Used to be better. New regime keeps doing layoffs.

Manufacuring engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly coworkers, great work-life balance. As long as you get your work done management is cool with it. New laptops every few years. Really good about getting you whatever office supplies you need.

Cons

3M has had several rounds of layoffs over the years. They recently got out of the fluorochemical business due to the PFAS litigation dragging them down. More layoffs to come as they consolidate chemical production to fewer plants.

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