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

(14,520 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 14,520 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

3.0

Oct 16, 2008

Good management opportunities, Limited technical opportunities.

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to work as an entry level engineer. You get a very diverse introduction to many aspect of engineering. Great opportunities if you like management and project leadership.

Cons

There is a lot of micro-management. The place can be a little top heavy in terms of management. If you desire a technical career path as opposed to a management career track your options are limited. The pay can be a bit low unless you are one of the select few. There is too much management by yelling.

3.0

Oct 16, 2008

Lockheed - if you simply can't find another job

Senior it specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you can't find a better job

Cons

Abundance of H1B workers with little knowledge willing to work for low pay

4.0

Oct 14, 2008

Lockheed Martin needs a more youthful workforce and strategy

Electronics engineer senior

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

I work in space systems. The projects and technology are great, There are great opportunities to work in very interesting research. You will work with very skilled engineers and scientist.

Cons

slow career development, slow salary growth = 3%. In addition it is very hard to try to work on different divisions. If you want a fast pace environment this is not the place for you. There is a ton of paper work and procedures that slows down you work. Some of it is unnecessary but you still have to do it. Doing business development is very slow and cumbersome with all the regulations.

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