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 1605 reviews)); "Pay is good and most of the people you work with are of similar mind set." ((in 1113 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1000 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 915 reviews)); "Great opportunities to learn about engineering and complex systems" ((in 320 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 589 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 153 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 141 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 134 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).

Reviews by job title

15K reviews

5.0

Oct 8, 2025

Great Place to Work and Grow

Subcontract management

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The Environment, Benefits, and Mission

Cons

It's a large corporation and it's easy to get lost in the environment.

3.0

Oct 8, 2025

Good defense company if you can jump through the hoops

Member of engineering staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Flexible work schedule (4/10, Flex 40, etc) - 3.5% raise (more if you're a top employee) + bonus every year - Good health, vision, dental insurance - Great 401k match (LM will match 50% of the first 8% you contribute, totaling 12%) - Slow and steady career growth (if you're into that kind of thing) - Easy to transition to other teams if you want different work depending on the time of the year, there are many opportunities to learn new stuff - LM will pay some amount towards a Master's degree if you want one - Modern and clean offices/locations

Cons

- People transition off of teams like flies and there are usually no back fills (it makes sense if you understand that one of the only ways to get a significant pay increase in LM is to jump to another team/leave the company) - Promotions do not increase your current salary by 10%+ unless you're a top employee, it's a fixed number (MES base salary has been 96k for the past couple of years with no inflation adjustment) - Forget about negotiating your salary to HR unless your manager does it for you and backs you up at the same time

5.0

Oct 7, 2025