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 (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 633 reviews)); "The people are great and supportive" ((in 430 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 419 reviews)); "They have a lot focused groups and activities which shows how inclusive and great their culture are" ((in 301 reviews)); "Good work life balance.Reputed brand and respected company" ((in 230 reviews))

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

"Poor management poor vision for future" ((in 254 reviews)); "Lots of layoffs lately." ((in 103 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 70 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.

3M reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(5,839 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 5,839 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

4.0

Feb 14, 2012

Superb technical company where collaboration is encouraged; beware the "cling-ons"

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Overall, the best place I've encountered for information sharing and collaboration amongst the technical staff. From the first day I started, scientists and engineers at the corporate and division levels were willing to spend time with me to help me solve technical problems.

Cons

The size of the company lends itself to the typical bureaucracies of a large corporation, including the usual contingent of managerial "cling-ons" who would rather take shortcuts to get to the top.

4.0

Feb 14, 2012

Aide Senior scientist in running tests and data gathering.

Technical aide

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company is so large that you can move from department to department if you are let off. Very large range of skills there.

Cons

Sometimes it can be too large. It's easy to make connections inside your department but there are so many people that if you want to be recognized you really have to swim through the rest.

4.0

Feb 12, 2012

Good place to work

Tech aide

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great job for getting your foot in the door. Very personable, competent coworkers. Potential for high mobility within the company.

Cons

Contract workers stick around longer than usual, which can be good and bad. Poor communication with regards to external application process.

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