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 (899) , 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 1621 reviews)); "Good pay; and you get to work around some amazing machinery that will fight wars and save lives." ((in 1091 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1003 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 934 reviews)); "Very flexible and the culture is great." ((in 326 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 598 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders." ((in 290 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 158 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 139 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 136 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

(14,507 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 14,507 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

5.0

Feb 6, 2014

Lockheed Martin was 1st class organization to work for and are they definitely the best defense contractor in the world.

Subcontract administrator staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pretty good benefits (health/life insurance, 401k) package. Opportunity to advance if you work hard, especially in the DC/Maryland/Virginia area where the jobs are more plentiful. They give you sufficient advance notice regarding layoffs, sometimes will relocate you, will always help with your resume, and HR will try and place in similar positions across different of the county.

Cons

No longer offers a pension plan but does offer 3 weeks vacation to start.

4.0

Feb 4, 2014

Good ethics

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance at lockheed martin

Cons

the salaries could be higher but then again its working for the government

5.0

Feb 4, 2014

good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good company to work for

Cons

all companies have bad points

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