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?

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 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lockheed Martin?

Software Engineer (898) , 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 1614 reviews)); "Good pay; and you get to work around some amazing machinery that will fight wars and save lives." ((in 1113 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1016 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 333 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 586 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders." ((in 299 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 157 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 136 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 132 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

(14,505 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

82% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

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 14,505 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

May 29, 2024

Company is lagging behind the times

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Stable industry - Flexible start/end times but company will no longer allow remote positions for lower level positions

Cons

- Old tech - Colleagues don't have strong coding background - Old boomers like pushing the tough work to new grads - Benefits (minus 401k match) are not great. No pension. No stock options unless at VP level - 1 month parental leave is PATHETIC. Women have to pop out babies then go back to work in 4 weeks. They have the option to apply for disability leave for up to two more months of leave but like ... disability leave? really? Other companies are offering 6 months paid. Why would any woman who wants to start a family stay here?

1.0

Apr 30, 2024

Vis Comms

Visual communications manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay/benefits/4/10 workweek. Good learning opportunities.

Cons

Horribly toxic with mid and upper level leaders who are very unaware of their impact on the individual contributor. This is a systemic issue that continues to be swept away and much blame is often on the employee.

1.0

Jan 31, 2024

Was once a great company

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's a paycheck, but only if you're desperate.

Cons

1. Bad management has fostered a shark tank mentality. 2. What was once the leading firm for aerospace design/ development now has employees scraping to get charge numbers for every six- minute interval. 3. New employees are left to scramble to understand the work, because no useful design artifacts are kept. 4. Fighter jets with spaghetti code. 5. Management by intimidation. 6. Leads who have risen solely by attrition, with no real skills. 7. If you have an other-than-pearly-white skin color I'd strongly suggest looking elsewhere. 8. The three-inch roaches in the bathroom (Yes, really!) aren't the worst vermin. (But, keep your clothes up off the floor when doing your business! You don't want a hitchhiker. ) 9. Young engineers: Don't count on getting useful experience here. Watch your back!

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