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 (93) , 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 1603 reviews)); "Pay is good and most of the people you work with are of similar mind set." ((in 1122 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1013 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 910 reviews)); "Very flexible and the culture is great." ((in 324 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 297 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 155 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 134 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 131 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

(14,505 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 14,505 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

3.0

Sep 15, 2008

Great for the Younger crowd, but not so much for the seasoned professional.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pros -- Decent work/life balance (they don't work you to death). Very good Benefits. They are very flexible in terms of dress and schedule.

Cons

Cons -- the pay seems to be on the low side of average. Incremental/yearly raises are small. They seem to favor the very young people for management positions. If you have about 10-15 years of experience you BETTER be sure you hire in as a Level 4 (Staff), because if you don't you'll never advance. I've been asking for a leadership role for over two years running, with no response from management.

3.0

Sep 15, 2008

A great stepping stone to better opportunities.

Embedded software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Many employment opportunities for recent college grads. Lockheed Martin is a large company with many projects and locations; there is usually something that will interest you. Decent pay and benefits and a good tuition reimbursement program.

Cons

Management positions are plentiful, high paying, and stable, but ultimately a burden to the company and projects. Schedules and budgets are often overly aggressive and with a lack of engineers and decent tools (software and hardware). The company is obsessed with earned value management practices and program schedules / statistics since this is their foundation for bidding on new contracts - engineers are at the mercy of a race to be the cheapest. Strongly encouraged overtime due to a shortage of engineers.

2.0

Sep 14, 2008

The perfect employer for slackers

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Lockheed is a large company and has a lot of resources. If you are a slacker and have good connections with the right people, they will be able to hook you up with a job even if you are less than qualified for the position so this company is a good one to work for if you contribute little and expect a lot. The other good thing about this company is that it has a good number of locations throughout the country and you can usually expect to find a job in the company if you are flexible enough in your desired work location.

Cons

It really is hit or miss but the managers for the most part hate their jobs and they show it. They can't manage. Also, if you expect to get promotions and good merit pay, expect to crawl on your hands and knees and beg for it because management won't go the extra mile for you while they expect that from you. Depending on the location, you may experience blatant racial discrimination where you will see certain ethnic groups getting preferential treatment because management is afraid of the race card being used against them, and people will get preferential hiring opportunities because they know someone of their race in a hiring position.

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