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 (899) , 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 1621 reviews)); "Good pay; and you get to work around some amazing machinery that will fight wars and save lives." ((in 1091 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1003 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 934 reviews)); "Very flexible and the culture is great." ((in 326 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 598 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders." ((in 290 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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4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(14,510 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

3.9

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 14,510 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

Aug 5, 2008

Not the worst place to be, but much room for improvement exists.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Large company tends to have larger fringe benefits. Location is amazing (especially if you live relatively close). Many varied opportunities are apparently available, but sometimes it's difficult to move to other jobs within the company depending on your current manager's need to keep you.

Cons

Reviews seem canned and do not seem to affect your raises, despite what is told to you by management. Benefits are on a major slide - even more so than similar companies. Internal project leadership (from a technical standpoint) can be lacking, sometimes due to a "leader by default" mentality.

4.0

Aug 4, 2008

Politics mess up the hiring process

Co-op electrical engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lockheed offered very exciting work for a co-op. I was an integral part of the test team, even able to travel with the team to missile launches. Very exciting and rewarding work. The engineering work possibilities seem to be numerous. Since I was a co-op, I was not exposed personally to the benefits, but found that most of my regular, full-time co-workers were pleased with what was offered. The traveling I did gave me exposure to the corporate travel policies, which were very good compared to what I have experienced at other companies. Our accommodations were always top notch and the per-diem was very reasonable.

Cons

HR had way too much control. My senior engineering manager wanted to hire me as a part-timer while I finished my engineering degree, but HR refused to let it go through. The hiring process involves searching an enormous database of resumes for keywords in your resume - no regard given for having already been there as a co-op. Although I spoke to several HR folks at job fairs, who were amazed that I hadn't had an interview, I couldn't get through the politics. Perhaps it's better that I didn't, although it was a very rewarding place to work while I was there.

5.0

Jul 26, 2008

Solid Company!

Mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Company. Cool Products. Great CEO and Leadership vision.

Cons

Could get paid much more for working in the commercial sector.

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