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 decreased by 1% over the last 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 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lockheed Martin?

Software Engineer (897) , 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 1584 reviews)); "Pay is good and most of the people you work with are of similar mind set." ((in 1117 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1009 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 913 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 581 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders." ((in 294 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 147 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 134 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

(14,503 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

81% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.0

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 14,503 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

Jun 19, 2008

Good place if you aren't trying to fast-track your career

Business development

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is an exciting industry for engineering. We have every other friday off, good benefits and vacation. There is an internal focus on maturing talent to develop the workforce. There is a very high level of job security.

Cons

There are many long projects so it is more difficult to work on diverse projects throughout your career. Also the reward system of this industry is based on experience (time at company) more so than performance.

2.0

Jun 18, 2008

Lockheed Martin - A good place to start but stay aware of your changing situation

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

LM is a good place to start your career. Most of my co-workers were exceptionally talented, motivated and team oriented. I learned a lot from these folks and it was a good foundation for both the technical and business aspects of my career. The benefits are good and Management is supportive with regard to family and work/life issues.

Cons

Some Management teams are a real joy to work with. If you have the good fortune to be on one of these teams you will really feel good about working for LM. But as you go on to different projects be aware that all Management teams are not the same as some can have issues. When it does go bad you see Management conflicts of interest, ethical issues, glib disregard of employees professional recommendations, advice or warnings, permissiveness in allowing abusive managers to abuse without correction or consequences and ineffectual ethics investigation and enforcement. This is a big company and in all big companies making changes takes strong positive leadership. It does exist, but the company needs to do more to cultivate the environment where an employee "doing the right thing" is not abandoned to their own moral courage

4.0

Jun 18, 2008

Last of the great Aerospace companies. While the others move to obscurity LM reinvents itself

Bd director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Chance to work great technology while suppoting US

Cons

Large corporation very structured about promotion and raises

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