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 1608 reviews)); "Pay is good and most of the people you work with are of similar mind set." ((in 1121 reviews)); "They employ a very dynamic and talented workforce and encourage a good work/ life balance." ((in 1018 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 924 reviews)); "Very flexible and the culture is great." ((in 338 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 153 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 134 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 133 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

(14,534 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

82% approve of CEO

72% 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 14,534 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

Feb 23, 2009

Great place to start

Software engineer asc

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay here is very competitive, the prestige of working for a major contractor in addition to job security. Opportunities for advancement and relocation, and generally good, friendly people both as co-workers and as managers. Lots of opportunities to meet up

Cons

Lots of red tape, some typical antisocial engineers that can be hard to work with, some politics.

5.0

Feb 19, 2009

LMC is a solid, smart company to work for

Software engineer senior

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of flexibility in work schedules; for the most part, employees tend to be good, all-around, solid, decent people; compensation is at least competitive; I believe in the work they do

Cons

There are some companies that may pay better; dealing with some of the bureaucracy of a huge company (it could be must worse and you are bound to get some of this in any large company -but it is a downer); company tends to be a little more formal - it's understandable why, but it takes a little of the fun out of it; monetary bonuses seem few and far between

3.0

Feb 17, 2009

Run like a typical giant company

Senior cost analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benifits, although they got rid of the pension plan for new hires and they decreased the tuition reimbursement. But the 401K / vacation and health care are top notch. The are very stable company which is good for these tough times. They also are very fair about relocating you around the country. The work they do is amazing, you'll have a great sense of pride talking with the soldiers about what a difference the company makes in defending our freedom. The CEO is also a great man with great ideas. They are trying to expand into new markets to remain a leader.

Cons

The company is very slow to get things changed. It is run like the military so rank is very important. It is very hard for young people to get respect and promotions. There is a huge number of old employees who do nothing but come to work and collect a check every week. The review process is terrible where they use a bell curve to fit everyone into a certain range based on their peers. They spend way to much time on diversity and not enough on people who can actually do the job. it is very hard to stand out there.

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