Does 3M pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, 3M employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 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?

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) , Engineer (95) , Supply Chain Analyst (95) , Manager (94) , Machine Operator (74) , Customer Service Representative (66) , Intern (65) , Production Operator (65) , Technical Aide (65) , Marketing (59) , 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 444 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 417 reviews)); "They have a lot focused groups and activities which shows how inclusive and great their culture are" ((in 305 reviews)); "Good work life balance.Reputed brand and respected company" ((in 228 reviews))

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

"Poor management poor vision for future" ((in 249 reviews)); "There are frequent layoffs and all employees live in fear of the next round." ((in 97 reviews)); "Can be horrible if your suck under a bad manager." ((in 72 reviews)); "Poor leadership; resting on old innovation laurels; unfavorable workplace if coming from another company" ((in 71 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.

3M reviews

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3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(5,837 total reviews)

William M. Brown

55% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.4

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

3M has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 5,837 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 Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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6K reviews

2.0

Jan 15, 2022

Constant layoffs with old technology and under staffed

Senior it manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay with a global reach

Cons

Yearly layoffs, subject matter experts are leaving and the company keep coming up with yearly rounds of layoffs, there is never budget or resources for projects, most teams are understaffed, no growth opportunities.

2.0

Nov 22, 2021

Experiencing management crisis

Advanced product development specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

3M has some incredibly smart scientists and engineers. There are many diverse markets and technologies to suit any career interests.

Cons

Management from the top down is failing employees and shareholders. 3M is being seriously mismanaged. Top employees and experienced employees are leaving or have left, leaving more work piled on top of fewer and fewer workers with less and less experience. It's a terrible feedback loop.

1.0

Dec 11, 2020

Run Away, Far Away

Industrial engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Hard to think of any

Cons

Company whose philosophy is trap you in your position for a whole career. It's hard to explain, but everyone working at 3M more than 3 years is dead inside. No lateral mobility for jobs, all an old boys club where decisions are made without data, I haven't regretted a single day since leaving.

3M Response

5y

Hello, Thank you for your review. We are extremely disappointed to hear that you felt as though the company culture at 3M is toxic, and have passed this review on to the Human Resource leaders at headquarters for their awareness. We appreciate you sharing this with us.

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