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.

What are the top reviewed 3M locations?

Paris , Cergy , Cergy-Pontoise , Tilloy-lez-Cambrai , Bordeaux , Cambrai , Lille , Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône

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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 Industrie manufacturière industry (3.5 stars).

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4.0

May 5, 2026

Used to be fully remote, now in-office only

Associate product stewardship

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

they used to be remote 100%

Cons

they are not remote anymore

2.0

May 4, 2026

Open culture and competitive pay, but job security issues

Senior management

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Open culture without strict hierarchies. Competitive pay and benefits.

Cons

Ongoing restructuring causes a lot of uncertainties and lack of job security. Global operating model and processes are complex.

3.0

May 1, 2026

Good environment for research

Senior scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good environment for the research.

Cons

The managing of the team aligning to business is not so good.

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