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?

68% 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, 3.6 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) , Intern (65) , Production Operator (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 631 reviews)); "The people are great and supportive" ((in 436 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 430 reviews)); "They have a lot focused groups and activities which shows how inclusive and great their culture are" ((in 320 reviews)); "Good work life balance.Reputed brand and respected company" ((in 225 reviews))

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

"Poor management poor vision for future" ((in 245 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 77 reviews)); "Poor leadership; resting on old innovation laurels; unfavorable workplace if coming from another company" ((in 71 reviews)); "No work life balance and poor upper management" ((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

68% would recommend to a friend

(5,846 total reviews)

William M. Brown

51% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Culture & values

3.3

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

3M has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 5,846 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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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

3.0

Aug 12, 2025

Good Pay & Benefits but no Loyalty

Procurement analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay for the area, good insurance and 401K.

Cons

Company emphasizes shareholder value way more than loyalty to employees. They will eliminate jobs and pile an unreasonable amount of work and responsibility on the remaining employees. There has been a big move to offshore many salaried support functions. Moral is low due to the elimination of many positions. Company ethics will not match the ethics of the small communities most manufacturing plants are located in, the politics from corporate are very woke.

4.0

Aug 12, 2025

Good Employee Benefits, Less than Ideal Location

Manufacturing engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great health insurance, time off, disability, etc. Operators at the plant are friendly and easy to get along with, most people understand that the younger engineers move around a lot.

Cons

Process and Product Engineers tend to have a lot of overtime during night hours or early mornings when you get calls from operators and they need help (this is unpaid of course). Additionally, if there are new product trials, you will need to put in a lot of extra hours that cut into personal time or rest hours. 3M also places new engineers right out of college into the more undesirable locations, which means that not many people stick around for long.

4.0

Aug 11, 2025

Good place to work

Injection molding technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay, climate controlled building

Cons

Training needs some improvement. Employees feel under appreciated.

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