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 (244) , Intern (188) , Senior Systems Engineer (186) , Financial Analyst (177) , Mechanical Engineer (165) , 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 1625 reviews)); "Good pay; and you get to work around some amazing machinery that will fight wars and save lives." ((in 1103 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1025 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 912 reviews)); "Very flexible and the culture is great." ((in 329 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 578 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 154 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 144 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((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

(14,523 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 14,523 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

2.0

Jan 27, 2009

Just a digit in a very large number

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Steady employment with good benefits.

Cons

Too large of a compay. They were just interested in getting 40 hours per week.

5.0

Jan 27, 2009

Limited Career Opportunities

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Compensation and Benefits along with Work/Life Balance.

Cons

End of Contract placement when unable to relocate.

2.0

Jan 23, 2009

Lockheed Martin : Strong, Stable, Stiffling and Ethically Challenged

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lockheed is a very solid company with strong business potential. While other companies might be under duress during the current economic downturn, LM continues to deliver year after year of excellent business performance. LM just annonuced their 2008 results today, and as usual, it was another year of record business returns. If you want a safe haven to ride out the recession, LM is an excellent choice. LM is also a good choice for employees who like a standardized work enviromnent and don't want to be challenged to develop solutions on their own.

Cons

LM is a huge corporation with stifling processes for just about every task you can imagine. Even the simplist requests, including accessing business web sites and downloading any software free or otherwise, require management approval LM also stresses all sorts of diversity, ethical, and leadership directives, while continuing to operate in standard "business policitics" as usual fashion. In Lockheed's own survey, 52% of LM's employees agree with the statement that "Promotions are based more on politics than actual performance." In other words, don't expect to be rewarded based on your strong performance as an employee. The "Performance Ranking System" is commonly referred to as the "Political Ranking System" by us employees.

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