Does 3M pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, 3M employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at 3M. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at 3M?

66% of 3M employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated 3M 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at 3M?

Sales Representative (139) , Estagiário (122) , Engineer (96) , Manager (96) , Supply Chain Analyst (95) , Machine Operator (75) , Customer Service Representative (66) , Production Operator (66) , Intern (65) , Technical Aide (65) , Marketing (60) , Software Engineer (58) , Sales (57) , Manufacturing Engineer (53) , Analyst (50)

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 579 reviews)); "The people are great and supportive" ((in 437 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 433 reviews)); "They have a lot focused groups and activities which shows how inclusive and great their culture are" ((in 325 reviews)); "Good work life balance.Reputed brand and respected company" ((in 237 reviews))

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

"Poor management poor vision for future" ((in 252 reviews)); "There are frequent layoffs and all employees live in fear of the next round." ((in 98 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 72 reviews)); "No work life balance and poor upper management" ((in 64 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.

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3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(5,860 total reviews)

William M. Brown

48% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

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3M has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 5,860 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 Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

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6K reviews

3.0

Aug 31, 2010

No room for growth

Lab analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People were great to work with

Cons

As much as I asked for more responsibilities, I was not able to find any options for advancement.

5.0

Jul 15, 2010

Great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company that supports its employees in a variety of ways. Supports out of box thinking and trusts employees to innovate and challenge the norms

Cons

Typical issues with any large company but not unsurmountable.

5.0

Jul 6, 2010

Great place to work.

Quality engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Management does a good job of promoting career advancement and gives employees opportunties to develop their careers through new training and experiences.

Cons

Large company so you can sometimes feel disconnected from company or division improvements and growth.

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