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?

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 (292) , 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 1605 reviews)); "Good pay; and you get to work around some amazing machinery that will fight wars and save lives." ((in 1098 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1004 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 932 reviews)); "Great opportunities to learn about engineering and complex systems" ((in 304 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 292 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 155 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 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.

Lockheed Martin reviews

4.1

84% would recommend to a friend

(14,555 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 14,555 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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15K reviews

4.0

Oct 17, 2010

Good Place to Work

Anonymous employee

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Pros

LM is a good place to work. The commitment to ethics is not just for show. Lots of really smart people. Lots of opportunity within the company. Plenty of variety in projects and things to work on. The programs you work on are critical to the nation (i.e. the work you do actually matters). Solid business base and backlog. LM is a great American company.

Cons

Very process heavy, bureaucratic, slow to act. Lack of will to try new things. Lots of ex-military and ex-government people try to make LM operate like the military / government. Too much compliance training. Heavy east coast focus and perspective.

4.0

Oct 15, 2010

Good to launch a new career

Systems engineer

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Pros

Work-Life Balance Appreciation for hard working people

Cons

Work not very challenging sometimes Might be misplaced in a position Not all people working are competent to be in their positions Not good in retaining their employees

3.0

Oct 14, 2010

So so. Not great, not worse than elsewhere

Anonymous employee

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Pros

If you're not a metal bender, it can be an uphill struggle, but keep your head down and you won't be bothered to much if you don't want to be.

Cons

Just a number. Huge company and lots going on. Easy to get lost in the shuffle. I left for a better opportunity, but don't have bad feelings about Lockheed.

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