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 628 reviews)); "The people are great and supportive" ((in 451 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 427 reviews)); "They have a lot focused groups and activities which shows how inclusive and great their culture are" ((in 311 reviews)); "Good work life balance.Reputed brand and respected company" ((in 222 reviews))

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

"Poor management waiting for redundancies" ((in 256 reviews)); "There are frequent layoffs and all employees live in fear of the next round." ((in 95 reviews)); "So i paid for that when we had the bad managers." ((in 77 reviews)); "Poor leadership; resting on old innovation laurels; unfavorable workplace if coming from another company" ((in 71 reviews)); "Poor upper management, the company has lost site of actual leadership." ((in 63 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

66% would recommend to a friend

(5,856 total reviews)

William M. Brown

48% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.3

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

3M has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 5,856 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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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

1.0

Feb 23, 2021

Do Not Recommend

Executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big name, big possibilities ... if you are in a powerful and influential position.

Cons

Old, dated, traditional, dull, boring, racist and sexist - one of the worst career experiences I've ever had. If you're in your 20s, a woman, or minority avoid this place like the plague. You'll be bored out of your mind watching really smart people waste their time with the pettiest of toxic office politics, backwards thinking, and bureaucracy.

5.0

Dec 2, 2019

Excellent Company

Software engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, great coworkers and managers. They really care about ensuring everyone is happy and is maintaining healthy work-life balance.

Cons

The culture generally is older and slower.

3M Response

6y

Hello, Thank you for your review! We are happy to hear that overall you enjoy working for 3M, and really appreciate your feedback.

3.0

Jan 26, 2022

3M Management needs retraining on 3M culture and values

Specialist scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work-life balance policy. Good family leave program for those having kids.

Cons

I’ve recently seen several high performers be on the layoff list with 1-2 years before retirement. Not in fitting with 3M values! Core culture aspects have shifted and backstabbing is rewarded and the way to get ahead instead of collaborating.

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