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) , Associate Software Engineer (111) , Project Manager (111) , 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 1590 reviews)); "Pay is good and most of the people you work with are of similar mind set." ((in 1106 reviews)); "They employ a very dynamic and talented workforce and encourage a good work/ life balance." ((in 1021 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 917 reviews)); "Pay attention to that and make sure you negotiate a good salary when you arrive." ((in 327 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 598 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders." ((in 293 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 145 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 136 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

(14,562 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 14,562 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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15K reviews

4.0

Apr 25, 2012

Great Pay, Every Other Friday Off, But Lacks Diversity

Talent acquisition coordinator (hr)

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive pay, great benefits, travel reimbursements are all pros of Lockheed Martin. One of my favorite things about this job was the 9-80 schedule. (All employees get ever other Friday off.) This of course means longer work weeks, but the extra hours are worth the three-day weekends!

Cons

The lack of diversity is a weak area for this company. It is highly dominated by Caucasian men. There are few minorities in leadership roles throughout the company. This limits growth in my opinion. *For the purpose of this post, "minorities" refers to ethnicity and gender.

4.0

Feb 9, 2012

Fairly good, the pay was great, 24x7 support team was rough...

Systems administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is very good. I had a great manager and a positive, safe, professional work place. We where in a high security environment so there were a lot of restrictions on ourselves personally ( understandable ). I worked in Satellite Ops so career you had a job for life as long as the satellite system was active.

Cons

With Satellite Ops, if your satellite system dies out, so does your career. Who/What would hire you if your an expert on XYZ satellite and XYZ satellite system is decommisioned. It's a great place to work, and they look out for their people. Promotion, nope, we had guys in the office at their spots for 15+ years so your cemented into your slot for life.

3.0

Feb 1, 2012

I'm not a politician

Systems administrator staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Contribute to the war fighter

Cons

Some managers have been in place so long that they forget who they work for. ALL first level managers on th HITS program need to be removed or there's a guaranteed loss for the next contract bid. I said the same for ODIN and look what happened..

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Great Pay, Every Other Friday Off, But Lacks Diversity

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