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 (907) , Systems Engineer (680) , 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 (112) , Project Manager (111) , Subcontract Administrator (103) , Quality Engineer (95) , 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 1564 reviews)); "Pay is good and most of the people you work with are of similar mind set." ((in 1127 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1022 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 911 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 587 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders." ((in 285 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 156 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 140 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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Lockheed Martin reviews

4.1

84% would recommend to a friend

(14,578 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

83% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

Career opportunities

4.0

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 14,578 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

3.0

Apr 2, 2011

It's been a great learning experience.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay flexible work schedule Opportunities for advancement

Cons

too many levels of management

3.0

Apr 1, 2011

All things considered... just OK.

Senior staff systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pension if you're grandfathered in. Good employee discounts program. Large company that's good at playing the Washington political game, so it has weathered the economic down-turn pretty well.

Cons

Non-existent training budget. Healthcare too expensive. 401k match only 4%, and fund choices aren't that great. Too large to really get noticed. Poor management connection with the average worker. Employee performance rating system is poor.

3.0

Mar 30, 2011

Focus on Work-Life Balance instead of Salary

Senior quality engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lockheed Martin pushes a work-life balance. Most employees enjoy 9x80 workweeks, meaning that we have every other Friday off. All employees have at least 3 weeks of vacation from the day you begin your career, and there is an employer matching to the 401K plan (LM matches up to 1/2 of the employer contribution, with a maximum LM contribution of 4%). Additionally, in the event that your workload requires more than 40 hours of effort a week, there is straight-time overtime offered to salaried employees.

Cons

Salary is competitive with the defense industry. In other words, do not go here to become rich. Very few employees, if any, receive stock incentives, and bonuses amount to $1,000 annually if you are lucky. Since LM is a large corporation, there is a huge bureaucracy, and changing the current processes is next to impossible. Like the US Government, LM pushes gradual change over time.

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