Does Lockheed Martin pay their employees well?

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

How satisfied are employees working at Lockheed Martin?

84% of Lockheed Martin employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Lockheed Martin 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lockheed Martin?

Software Engineer (904) , Systems Engineer (679) , Senior Software Engineer (292) , Engineer (246) , Intern (188) , Senior Systems Engineer (187) , Financial Analyst (177) , Mechanical Engineer (166) , Manufacturing Engineer (134) , Program Manager (113) , Project Manager (111) , Associate Software Engineer (110) , Subcontract Administrator (103) , Quality Engineer (94) , Project Engineer (89)

What are the pros of working at Lockheed Martin according to real employee reviews?

"Good Benefits and a full catalog of potential tech careers can be had working for them." ((in 1577 reviews)); "Pay is good and most of the people you work with are of similar mind set." ((in 1093 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1033 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 927 reviews)); "Great opportunities to learn about engineering and complex systems" ((in 321 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Lockheed Martin according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 591 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders." ((in 295 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 159 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 142 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 133 reviews))

What are employees saying about Lockheed Martin layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Lockheed Martin layoffs and their outlook for job security at Lockheed Martin in 2026.

Lockheed Martin reviews

4.1

84% would recommend to a friend

(14,555 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

82% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

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Lockheed Martin has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 14,555 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Lockheed Martin employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Luft- & Raumfahrt, Verteidigung industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

15K reviews

4.0

Nov 20, 2016

Real rocket science here; satellites and missiles.

Materials engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you have a viable idea, you may get funding to develop it. If not, there are many other projects to work on. Flexible work schedule.

Cons

It's easy to feel lost or isolated in this enormous corporation. Horrid commute and ridiculous housing cost in SF Bay Area.

4.0

Nov 14, 2016

Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

One of the highest paying ME jobs in the area.

Cons

Yearly layoffs Labor union has too much power and abuses it Upward mobility is difficult outside of a management position

2.0

Nov 11, 2016

Stable Employment,

Senior staff systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lockheed will not go out of business any time soon. They work pretty hard to relocate employees when programs go sideways. Incredible resources and infrastructure available.

Cons

Foster adversarial relationships with customers. There are clear motivations to deliver the minimally acceptable product, rather than to achieve greatness in any area. Exceeding explicit requirements is seen as waste. Product inadequacies are blamed on customer for providing "bad requirements". Although incredible resources exist at Lockheed, it is difficult to find people who are versed on the available infrastructure unless you happen to bump into someone that actually used it in the past.

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Real rocket science here; satellites and missiles.

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