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 639 reviews)); "The people are great and supportive" ((in 441 reviews)); "The pay is good and the work great." ((in 419 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 236 reviews))

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

"Poor management waiting for redundancies" ((in 262 reviews)); "There are frequent layoffs and all employees live in fear of the next round." ((in 93 reviews)); "Can be horrible if your suck under a bad manager." ((in 76 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 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.

What are the top reviewed 3M locations?

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

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 Industrie manufacturière industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

5.0

Jul 23, 2018

A place where you are allowed to make mistakes & learn

Asm (area sales manager)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Work life balance 2. Ample opportunities to learn 3. Decent salary 4. Good co-workers 5. Good medical insurance and regular check ups

Cons

1. A lots of changes happen all too suddenly 2. Salary growth at times may be restricted 3. Always on field at times takes a toll on health

3M Response

7y

Thank you so much for taking the time to write this review! We are glad to hear that overall you enjoy working at 3M, and thank you for providing feedback as well.

5.0

Jun 26, 2018

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits and compensation are great

Cons

There are no cons to working at 3M

5.0

Jan 20, 2020

Did aquisition of M*Modal better than expected - great employer.

Director speech technology

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Surprisingly agile for such a large company. Able to listen. Great team, both in Pittsburgh and at 3M HIS - also on the corporate level where I had interactions. Health plan got better through acquisition by 3M. The general feeling is that they really care about their employees and try to do the right thing.

Cons

3M is a BIG company. There is, by necessity, more administrative overhead than for small companies. Acquisitions and mergers are always a bit rough, so it's hard to judge even 11 month in. But they managed to keep disruptions to a minimum while actually making progress on integration. Integration goes both ways, which is always nice to see.

3M Response

6y

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

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