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 642 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 441 reviews)); "The people are great and supportive" ((in 428 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 233 reviews))

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

"There are frequent layoffs and all employees live in fear of the next round." ((in 91 reviews)); "Can be horrible if your suck under a bad manager." ((in 78 reviews)); "Poor leadership; resting on old innovation laurels; unfavorable workplace if coming from another company" ((in 72 reviews)); "Poor upper management, the company has lost site of actual leadership." ((in 60 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

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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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

1.0

Feb 4, 2009

Slave to the Man

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Its a large company with lots of diversity of products. You have many options, if the company is doing well.

Cons

I'm not certain that they care about their employees and their relations with their employees. Rather than being straightforward with decisions or showing confidence with decisions, they wait until the last minute to make decisions. The true test of how great a company is to work for is how they treat their employees in downturns. 3M is not demonstrating to me that its a company I will want to stay with for my career.

2.0

Jan 26, 2009

3M used to be a good company to work for, hoever senior management is now very weak and are now yes managers.

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Is Financially Strong, good benifits

Cons

Weak Senior Management, Management is now scared to make decisions.

3.0

Jan 16, 2009

A good place to work, but the glory days are clearly long gone

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunities for moving within the company across businesses abound. There is a great deal to be learned from the many employees who have been there for 30+ years - excellent information sharing across businesses. Generous benefits.

Cons

For a company so well known for innovation, resistance to new ideas in some businesses is perplexing. The culture promotes stagnancy in many respects. It is often those who don't rock the boat and can play the internal politics game well who rise to the top. Senior Management often lacks the impressive resume and accomplishments found at other peer companies. Compensation for internal positions often falls far short of what is paid to external candidates.

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3M used to be a good company to work for, hoever senior management is now very weak and are now yes managers.

A good place to work, but the glory days are clearly long gone

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