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 decreased by 1% over the last 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 (293) , 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 1601 reviews)); "Good pay; and you get to work around some amazing machinery that will fight wars and save lives." ((in 1081 reviews)); "They employ a very dynamic and talented workforce and encourage a good work/ life balance." ((in 1011 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 940 reviews)); "Great opportunities for exciting work on multiple programs if you volunteer for it and prive yourself." ((in 318 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 595 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders."" ((in 291 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 158 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 140 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 135 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

(14,559 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 14,559 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

2.0

Jun 6, 2014

Finding out the company has no intention of following its own code of conduct, but uses policies as a weapon

Senior staff, engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting work, good compensation, career growth potential (provided you're willing to do what you management wants, regardless of ethics/integrity)

Cons

Dishonest management and HR (esp. to it's primary customer: the US government, management has no issue committing fraud, and demands employees follow suit or risk retaliation and potentially being fired for relatively minor policy violations while ignoring major infractions reported by employees) Salary plan is not to reward for performance, yet to drive people to the "industry average"

3.0

Jun 4, 2014

Programs vary, but overall militaristic

Software/systems/project engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I traveled a lot which I loved, good benefits, cool projects

Cons

Militaristic and sometimes stifling environment. White, middle aged men are by far the majority and they won't adopt any new ideas or technology. Can sometimes be misogynistic and I've seen rampant gender bias.

3.0

May 29, 2014

You can get comfortable here, but if you are a dream chaser - Get in and Get out

Senior human resources business partner

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Stable Diverse Workforce Smart co-workers Benefits (401K, Salaried Savings, Medical Dental) Early and Mid Career Development Programs (LDP)

Cons

Not the most inviting and enticing work facilities Location of some plants are good while others are down right in-humane In Transition to a more lean workforce / expect some layoffs in non-growth business areas HR Management does not listen to its fellow HR employees who are entrenched in the business and know the employee population best. This is a place where the stars are the engineers - the other functions just play a supporting role.

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Finding out the company has no intention of following its own code of conduct, but uses policies as a weapon

Programs vary, but overall militaristic

You can get comfortable here, but if you are a dream chaser - Get in and Get out

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