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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6K reviews

1.0

May 26, 2026

Innovative projects hindered by challenging leadership

Digital research specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people to work with. Very cool opportunities with respect to innovative projects. Wide variety of work

Cons

leadership has become very difficult. Low risk decision making leads to valuable projects being stopped. More specialized expertise not understood or valued

4.0

May 26, 2026

Steady career and benefits, but limited advancement options

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Steady career, great benefits and perks

Cons

Career advancement has been somewhat limited due to remote work going away.

2.0

May 25, 2026

Disconnected management

Legal

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay and decent benefits.

Cons

Current management is completely disconnected from the needs and concerns of individual contributors. Which appears to be on purpose, as the company is in an active strategy of both strategic layoffs and of driving attrition in general, so everyone's stress levels are super high. The head of HR just quit so I can only assume worse labor actions are on their way. Also, be ready to not have a desk but still be required to come in 4 days a week.

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