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 1572 reviews)); "Pay is good and most of the people you work with are of similar mind set." ((in 1128 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 914 reviews)); "Very flexible and the culture is great." ((in 340 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 594 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders." ((in 291 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 154 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 145 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 131 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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Lockheed Martin reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(14,515 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 14,515 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

Sep 15, 2008

Lockheed is a great company.

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lockheed Martin has great benefits and lots of opportunity. Lockheed has locations all over the country and world. Also there are many different fields that can be explored. Working at Lockheed you will have the opportunity to work on exciting issues and projects that in many cases really make a difference.

Cons

No downsides to speak of.

3.0

Sep 15, 2008

Great for the Younger crowd, but not so much for the seasoned professional.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pros -- Decent work/life balance (they don't work you to death). Very good Benefits. They are very flexible in terms of dress and schedule.

Cons

Cons -- the pay seems to be on the low side of average. Incremental/yearly raises are small. They seem to favor the very young people for management positions. If you have about 10-15 years of experience you BETTER be sure you hire in as a Level 4 (Staff), because if you don't you'll never advance. I've been asking for a leadership role for over two years running, with no response from management.

3.0

Sep 15, 2008

A great stepping stone to better opportunities.

Embedded software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Many employment opportunities for recent college grads. Lockheed Martin is a large company with many projects and locations; there is usually something that will interest you. Decent pay and benefits and a good tuition reimbursement program.

Cons

Management positions are plentiful, high paying, and stable, but ultimately a burden to the company and projects. Schedules and budgets are often overly aggressive and with a lack of engineers and decent tools (software and hardware). The company is obsessed with earned value management practices and program schedules / statistics since this is their foundation for bidding on new contracts - engineers are at the mercy of a race to be the cheapest. Strongly encouraged overtime due to a shortage of engineers.

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