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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Reviews by job title

15K reviews

4.0

Sep 13, 2008

Brief

Systems engineer associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary, Work/Life Balance, Tuition Assistance

Cons

Incompetent management, high stress levels

4.0

Sep 11, 2008

Some good things and bad things about working for the largest US defense contractor.

Senior staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to start your career. Large company with opportunities to get involved with many aspects of engineering. Many organizations seem to truly care about the welfare of their employees.

Cons

It is difficult to advance and stay on the technical track - there is a lot of pressure to assume lead positions which are supposed to be technical but involve too many aspects of a management job. There are a lot of processes which must be followed which are supposed to enhance the quality of the delivered product but which end up making the company much less agile and its labor cost too high when compared with competitors.

3.0

Sep 8, 2008

Decent company, unsatisfactory pay

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company has good benefits. The work atmosphere is decent as well. The have organized events for new college hires and employees who have started recently. Flex hours are available on most projects.

Cons

Employees are not rewarded by hard work. Promotions are solely dependent on whether your manager feels like filling out the paper work or not.

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