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 (898) , Systems Engineer (678) , Senior Software Engineer (291) , Engineer (243) , 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 (102) , 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

(14,506 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 14,506 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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15K reviews

4.0

Oct 10, 2008

Great Place to start and come back to!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great benefits, great opportunities and industry! The people in most places are nice and almost all are dedicated to what we do as a company. Many are former military, which has its ups and downs. There are cliques and politics but I have yet to see an organization that doesn't have those. There are some very cool things to see and be a part of help and a real sense that you are helping in the fight against terror and helping the nation. Depending on what you do there are also a lot of areas and projects you can get involved with.

Cons

Politics and its modeled after the federal government so there is a lot of red tape! I am suprised we don't have to fill out a form to use the bathroom! Benefits are good now, but seems they may be taking a turn for the worse in the next few years. The company is so big that the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing, so that often causes rework and confusion in all areas of the business. Things move very slowly in most cases...its sad how long it takes to do a task that should take 10 minutes.

5.0

Oct 9, 2008

Lockheed Martin

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great career opportunities and great upper management. Benefits package is better than most competitors. The management is very hesitant to let anyone go. Layoffs are extremely rare. Even with the stock market crashing, Lockheed Martin stock is doing great and my 401k is still looking good. The management here is worthy of trust and make every effort to be as fair as possible. Company offers ability and flexiblity to work from home which helps a great deal in work/life balance situations. Thanks.

Cons

Cost of living in the Rockville, MD area is quite high. Other than that the company and it's management are great.

3.0

Oct 9, 2008

It's good work if you can get into the mainstream.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company is huge, and most portions of it, at least for engineers, tend to hold on to you for a while. It's not like the govt. contracting sector is going away. Also, they tend to be good about paying for external education, even if getting it internally is hard (due to budget constraints, not lack of availability).

Cons

They HATE spending overhead, so good luck finding a Christmas party or anything. The regular benefits are good, but it's not fun to work here anymore.

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