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 (902) , Systems Engineer (678) , Senior Software Engineer (291) , Engineer (246) , Intern (188) , Senior Systems Engineer (187) , Financial Analyst (177) , Mechanical Engineer (166) , Manufacturing Engineer (134) , Program Manager (112) , 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 1642 reviews)); "Pay is good and most of the people you work with are of similar mind set." ((in 1102 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1024 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 920 reviews)); "Great opportunities to learn about engineering and complex systems" ((in 317 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 585 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders."" ((in 297 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 139 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

83% would recommend to a friend

(14,540 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 14,540 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

Nov 19, 2009

Not Bad

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I love the work I do at Lockheed. Very satisfying. The pay is in line with most other places, and most of my co-workers are fun to be around.

Cons

Lockheed Martin is huge. You really have to stand out if you are looking to get promoted. Also, because it is so big, things move pretty slowly.

3.0

Nov 18, 2009

A revolving door

Ui designer (contractor)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pleasant co workers Casual workplace The ability to tele commute from home or another LM location Access to software is good

Cons

Lack of communication to developers (both salaried and contractors) -employees would be down-sized on very short notice--people would always be on edge -key people (both developers and management) would be moved elsewhere and not replaced Management would oversell--targeted milestones would be pushed to later releases, this became quite common Compensation on the salaried developer side was a lower than the average for the DC area

3.0

Nov 10, 2009

LM-SSC leadership response to the current economic downturn has been less than stellar.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lockheed Martin has very competitive direct and indirect compensation package. Company stresses and strongly supports the work-life balance, evidenced by the very popular 9/80 work schedule, flex-time and some telecommuting options. Collaborative, virtual and mobile/wireless work environments on the campus are some newer initiatives that are currently in their infancies (subject to government/program security requirements).

Cons

Current economic environment has LM-SSC downsizing. LM-SSC targets senior staff and senior level positions with the expectation that staff and associate level positions can/will step up to fill the more senior vacated positions at a lower cost to the company. While the corporate and company executive management appears to adhere to the corporate ethical values, that does not appear to be the case at the entry through director levels of management, especially during this volatile economic period.

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