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 (900) , Systems Engineer (678) , Senior Software Engineer (291) , Engineer (244) , 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 (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 1630 reviews)); "Pay is good and most of the people you work with are of similar mind set." ((in 1112 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1015 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 926 reviews)); "Very flexible and the culture is great." ((in 329 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 592 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders."" ((in 286 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 162 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 141 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 134 reviews))

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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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Lockheed Martin reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(14,517 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 14,517 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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Reviews by job title

15K reviews

2.0

Jul 1, 2008

Work here only if you are desperate

Electronics engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lockheed Martin offers a very good benefits package, so for a new grad who is looking to pursue an advanced degree, it would be good. The workload is minimal, and the amount of vacation time you get per year is significant.

Cons

There are severely incompetent people working there. Advances are based almost entirely on seniority, and not on productivity. The pay is significantly lower than everywhere else. Other companies look down on employees of Lockheed Martin, knowing that people who work there are generally lazier, so you get locked in as a Lockheed Martin employee for life after about 5 years.

4.0

Jun 26, 2008

The opportunities are here, but it will be a winding road from here to there

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Extensive business areas allows for a wide range of career growth options. Strong corporate commitment to demonstrated results and ethical behavior. Good continuing education benefits package.

Cons

Very large company is easy to become lost in. Moves very slowly, is not agile in any respects.

3.0

Jun 25, 2008

feed back

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work/Life Balance. Working for Defense projects

Cons

Too much bureaucracy. Things take too much time to change. Every year need to take too many regulatory courses even though you are not involved in some of the decision making. Work is some times rote. When suggestions are given for faster process the management does not take it. Decisions are taken very slowly and if you are not in boys club never will be prompted to management

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