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.

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Lockheed Martin reviews

4.1

84% would recommend to a friend

(14,556 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

82% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

Career opportunities

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Culture & values

3.5

Senior management

Lockheed Martin has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 14,556 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).

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Reviews by job title

15K reviews

4.0

Jan 3, 2016

Great Company but time to leave

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

LM offered stability while still providing flexibility to move to many different contracts. Lockheed can also provide career/salary growth but you have to be willing to spend the 'Good Will' you've accumulated. As long as you spend your good will every few years, you'll do decent compared to your peers in smaller companies.

Cons

Lockheed is a huge company and often its HR policies are one size fits all. If you want an exception to the rules, you need an executive advocate and lots of patience. With all the changes Lockheed is going through, if you can find a comparable job elsewhere, take it.

4.0

Dec 15, 2015

Good place to work.

Mechanical engineer asc

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people and interesting work. The company has good benefits. Work time is flexible and everyone is understanding.

Cons

Job hopping is required for advancement and yearly raises are low. The company is so big it feels impersonal and the system controls everything. Experience isn't valued that much.

4.0

Dec 6, 2015

great working environment, salary could use some work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Almost everyone i work with is very helpful and always have time for question. Meeting are kept at a minimum. It make working a very pleasant experience. No backstabber or glory hog that i have came accross yet. Everyone on the team pull their weight.

Cons

manager you get assign under is on another program so peer feedback is the only thing they go on at the end of the year. Rating is on a bell curve so only 30% will get good rating, and the other 70% get told you done a terrible job.

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