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 619 reviews)); "The people are great and supportive" ((in 449 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 432 reviews)); "They have a lot focused groups and activities which shows how inclusive and great their culture are" ((in 300 reviews)); "Good work life balance.Reputed brand and respected company" ((in 235 reviews))

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

"Hierarchal organization Many layoffs Outdated decision making" ((in 99 reviews)); "I had a bad manager whom I got along with but never promoted me." ((in 77 reviews)); "Poor leadership; resting on old innovation laurels; unfavorable workplace if coming from another company" ((in 70 reviews)); "Long hours and have high expectations for outcomes sometimes ones hat are unrealistic" ((in 58 reviews)); "No work life balance and poor upper management" ((in 56 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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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

2.0

Mar 16, 2023

Decent pay, terrible management

Extruder operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

For the area, the pay and benefits are good.

Cons

The management is awful, overtime is mandatory and often last minute, and HR is not interested in actually investigating anything. If you go to HR with an issue, their first response will be to go back to management and then stick you in a meeting with them and management with absolutely no effort spent into checking with any other witnesses. Management is also the ones who write the reports for HR, so they can and will neglect to include any details they find inconvenient such as if they are the ones who made a bad call.

3M Response

3y

Thank you so much for comments, your feedback and advice will be escalated as we drive our strategy to make 3M an employer of choice going forward.

4.0

Sep 16, 2022

Great company, shaky future

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

+ Supportive management and senior management + Online resources +Variety of work and work locations + Never bored

Cons

- Current lawsuits - Will cut people at the first signs of a downturn - Working to build a new culture that throws out lessons from the past

2.0

Apr 24, 2022

Expendable

Customer service representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits Competitive salary Work from home flexibility

Cons

No protection for workers from harassment. Layoffs every year (I was promoted and than laid off 5 days later due to how long I had worked with the company) Extreme micromanagement and no way for the organization to effectively implement change due to bureaucratic policies. The company cares more about protecting tenured employees and supervisors than it does about results or talent.

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