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?

83% 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 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lockheed Martin?

Software Engineer (897) , Systems Engineer (678) , Senior Software Engineer (291) , Engineer (243) , Intern (188) , Senior Systems Engineer (186) , Financial Analyst (177) , Mechanical Engineer (165) , Manufacturing Engineer (134) , Program Manager (112) , Project Manager (111) , Associate Software Engineer (110) , Subcontract Administrator (102) , Quality Engineer (93) , 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 1622 reviews)); "Pay is good and most of the people you work with are of similar mind set." ((in 1061 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1023 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 924 reviews)); "Very flexible and the culture is great." ((in 352 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 601 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders." ((in 292 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 138 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.

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4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(14,503 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

81% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.0

Career opportunities

3.9

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 14,503 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

2.0

Feb 5, 2019

Bad company culture

Intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Techs are great. Good camaradery, teamwork and training. -Company is pretty efficient and achieving goals, excellence in service. -Work is stimulating and interesting,

Cons

-Engineers are stressed, unhappy and generally disatisfied with their careers. and growth opportunities. -Tensions between engineers. Badmouthing. -Tensions between engineering and management. -Lots of fingerpointing and playing the blame game. Rather than fix problems, divisions are more interested in blaming others for shortcomings. -No windows, Gloomy offices.

2.0

Dec 26, 2018

Lockheed Martin

Project engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You’ll have the opportunity to work in a be of the most stifling negative political environments around. You’ll have the chance to get overlooked for positions you’re qualified for. You’ll get to see said position get handed to a 23-25 year old who’s completed a 2 year leadership development rotation but has no experience in the position their getting let alone “real world” experience. I almost forgot to mention the “extended vacation” event they do annually for their employees! Well I call it an “extended vacation”, they call it a reduction in force.

Cons

See “pros” section. In addition, the benefits used to be great for a very good weekly contribution but they decided having a great, straightforward medical plan was hurting their bottom line so they brought in a rediculously expensive plan that is about as good as veterinary care. It’s also very confusing. I’ve had to spend countless hours on the phone with Aetna for over billing me for services rendered.

1.0

Jun 17, 2018

Bad time with a bad company

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The day I walked out the door! It's been four months, and I'm still happy about leaving!

Cons

Virtually everything is bad there. Everyone hates working there. 20 + year employees are leaving to work for less money and loving it!

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