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) , Project Manager (111) , Associate Software Engineer (110) , 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.

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Lockheed Martin reviews

4.1

84% would recommend to a friend

(14,559 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

82% 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 14,559 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

4.0

Jul 27, 2011

Great to work on such important projects for the nation.

Quality engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Many exciting projects to work on that are leading edge technology. The test labs I managed were among the top facilities in the world.

Cons

With the merge with Martin, it always seems the work is leaving California. With the government spending cuts, LM has to cut it's workforce to keep in balance.

5.0

Jul 23, 2011

Interesting mix of stress analysis to project management.

Liaison engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Ability to take internal engineering classes as well as classes towards a masters or phd on the company dime. Great coworkers

Cons

Layoffs, layoffs, layoffs. Other than that things are great. Greenville is not the nicest Lockheed location, but there are many opportunities to transfer within the company.

5.0

Jul 23, 2011

Proud of the work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The biggest reason is the type of work and customers you get to work for. I feel a sense of pride in producing a product that will be used to help the country, state, local town, and the people I care about. They do a pretty good job hiring good and competent people. I really enjoy the people I work with. Obviously, no company is perfect, but they have a generally good knack for weeding out the bad ones. Also, I think they're run much better than their competitors. From dealing with subcontracts and competitions and the such, I'd much rather work for LM than for Raytheon, Boeing, or Northrop. Very open to the work-life balance. Good to great benefits in my opinion. The engineering environment is very healthy. Teams generally work well together and it's preached from the top down.

Cons

Not all of the first level managers get it, or understand job performance. As with any big company, you have to deal with some bureaucratic bullsh!t, but it's expected, and most of the experienced engineers do a good job teaching you how to work with it and get your work done. Generally salaries are probably lower than other companies, but the benefits I think make up for it. Corporate buzzwords (again, this will happen with any big company)

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