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 1614 reviews)); "Good pay; and you get to work around some amazing machinery that will fight wars and save lives." ((in 1113 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1016 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 924 reviews)); "Very flexible and the culture is great." ((in 333 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 586 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders." ((in 299 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 157 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 136 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 132 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 Aérospatiale et défense industry (3.6 stars).

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15K reviews

3.0

Jan 22, 2016

Stumbling over our own policies

A&p mechanic

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, climate controlled hangars (heat), company supplied tools, lots of company events where food and souvenirs are given out

Cons

extreme lack of aviation experience within management, no aircraft familiarization courses or training provided to employees (with minor exceptions), company supplied tools, management expects and forces certain people to act as leads without officially giving them the title and paying them accordingly, the ACE program has wasted more time and money than it has saved, the left hand doesn't know what the right is doing

1.0

Sep 27, 2015

Terrible place to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

there are a few good employees here

Cons

Management is manipulative and do not care about employees and their families. They lie about job requirements and travel responsibility. When you call them out on it they threaten to "make your life be hell and transfer you into a crappy job".

1.0

Mar 17, 2015

Only difference between 1950 and now is a computer... Not for problem solvers or proactive people.

Subcontract administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy to shine if your smart and ambitious, somewhat stable employment.

Cons

Average employee age must be near 60 Low pay and horrible raises for top performers No stock plan or bonus Filled with very moderately to unintelligent people Process driven for everything with processes being 50 years old Very outdated in every regard: corporate culture, IT, management philosophy (body in seats X hours per day is viewed as productivity) Poor performers are not let go just constantly shuffled around Operates as a true extension of the government Bureaucratic and filled with superfluous layers of management Everything is slow as can be

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Jobs at Lockheed Martin

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