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 (901) , 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 1593 reviews)); "Pay is good and most of the people you work with are of similar mind set." ((in 1120 reviews)); "They employ a very dynamic and talented workforce and encourage a good work/ life balance." ((in 1023 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 936 reviews)); "Very flexible and the culture is great." ((in 339 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 592 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 135 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 132 reviews))

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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

(14,537 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 14,537 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

Aug 24, 2009

Lockheed Martin is on of the better defense contractors to work for.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lot of different types of jobs. They do everything here.

Cons

Easy to get lost. This is a BIG company.

3.0

Aug 22, 2009

A friendly place to work

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Coworkers are friendly Work-life balance is better than most places I've worked If you get on an interesting project, you can learn a lot about military systems Work is stable unless government decides to cancel your project, which happens

Cons

Lots of processes (which seems to be true for all defense companies, not just Lockheed) which can be extremely frustrating and time-consuming (and sometimes a waste of time) Things can move very very slowly Some people are not technically competent Politics trump technical most of the time Tech support is bad, and in general, there is a lack of good infrastructure, software, system for technical work to get down

4.0

Aug 21, 2009

Great place to work if you want to be an engineer

Research engineer staff (4)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lockheed Martin is one of the premier aerospace and defense contractors for a reason. They work on the leading technology in the world. They respect engineers and the work we do - I love the flex time, independence of work, and casual dress. It's a great work-life balance with opportunity for flex time and part time work.

Cons

LM is a huge corporation with lots of beauracracy. You can sit in the same cubicle for decades doing the same job, if you're not careful. Low performing employees are kept regardless of the effect on the team. (Which I suppose is a pro if you're a slacker...)

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