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 (900) , 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 1579 reviews)); "Good pay; and you get to work around some amazing machinery that will fight wars and save lives." ((in 1126 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1016 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 921 reviews)); "Very flexible and the culture is great." ((in 328 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 590 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders."" ((in 289 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 160 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 143 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

(14,537 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

4.0

Jul 20, 2009

Software Engineer perspective

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good benefits, compensation, good educational benefits. Opportunities for advancement and profit sharing

Cons

managers. Some are not very good

4.0

Jul 10, 2009

Lockheed Martin

Staff systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Extremely large organization - lots of technology, smart people, good projects. Proud to work at Lockheed Martin. Generally, technical people are well managed; not micro-managed. Top-notch vendor relationships - constant stream of product orientations, presentations, etc. Training!

Cons

Hard to get noticed. Maybe a cliche - a lot easier to get noticed for messing up, than doing something extremely well. Not a lot of visible, young rising stars. Management is mostly 15/20-years + with company crowd. A lot of military veterans. Not overt, but definitely a clique-like feel. Perception is that it is hard to fire a Lockheed Martin employee. Personal work spaces are dull - many without natural light (Marietta, GA plant)

4.0

Jul 10, 2009

Good place to launch a career

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to start a career Tuition Reimbursement program good for young engineers. Job security- more stable than commercial companies.

Cons

Work pace is slow sometimes due to the loads of paper work. Not many opportunities to work with leading edge technology. Pay is a little below the average market value. Sometimes your reports to manager has no clue on your work assignments.

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