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?

84% 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 (905) , Systems Engineer (680) , Senior Software Engineer (293) , Engineer (246) , Intern (188) , Senior Systems Engineer (187) , Financial Analyst (177) , Mechanical Engineer (166) , Manufacturing Engineer (134) , Program Manager (113) , Associate Software Engineer (111) , Project Manager (111) , 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 1629 reviews)); "Good pay; and you get to work around some amazing machinery that will fight wars and save lives." ((in 1092 reviews)); "They employ a very dynamic and talented workforce and encourage a good work/ life balance." ((in 1016 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 907 reviews)); "Great opportunities to learn about engineering and complex systems" ((in 328 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 593 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders."" ((in 292 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 164 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 142 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.

Lockheed Martin reviews about "pay"

73% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (2,737 reviews)

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3K reviews

5.0

Apr 22, 2025

Great job

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits and pay. Great hours.

Cons

Definitely high stress role with constant need to follow up.

3.0

Apr 4, 2025

Decent pay

Mfg planner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Always busy paid weekly good benefits

Cons

Always busy short handed lack training

4.0

Apr 10, 2025

Solid company

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent benefits, 10% 401k company contribution

Cons

Limited pay raises in non promotion years

3.0

Apr 25, 2025

Pays too much

Maintenance supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay , long hours, weekends

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Lots of weekends , place takes over your life

3.0

Apr 3, 2025

Ok company cool job security

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great job security Good insurance and health providers Off Friday’s for aero employees

Cons

-The annual raises aren’t competitive at all -Low pay considering FAANG Engineers with similar backgrounds - Lateral moves won’t increase pay only promotions -Over worked and not compensated -Return to office mandate

2.0

Apr 28, 2025

Program Management

Program integrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, job security, growth opportunities

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Stressful work environment, bureaucratic environment lots of favoritism and politics

5.0

Apr 21, 2025

Great

Mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great company, three day weekend

Cons

Low pay, not the best insurance options

4.0

Apr 12, 2025

Great Company to work for

Mechanical design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits and flexible work schedule

Cons

Lower pay than other rivals

5.0

Apr 3, 2025

Great Pay

Industrial security representative

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

bonuses for all levels 9x80 or 4x10 work schedules. dont have to take as much PTO

Cons

sometimes you feel like a Cog in a machine working for the bigs.

4.0

Apr 14, 2025

Great job security and consistency of work

Aircraft mechanic

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay Consistency Growth Opportunity Weekends off Overtime

Cons

Multiple shifts While pay is above average for the most part, rate of progression is slow.

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