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 1579 reviews)); "Pay is good and most of the people you work with are of similar mind set." ((in 1118 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1006 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 922 reviews)); "Great opportunities to learn about engineering and complex systems" ((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 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 151 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 144 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 133 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

(14,505 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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Reviews by job title

15K reviews

4.0

Jun 22, 2008

Great place to start a career

Senior systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The best reasons would be the career mobility, being able to work in many industries within the same company and being able to work all over the country/world. The pay and benefits are reasonably good. I am happy with my level of responsibility and rate of promotion.

Cons

The upper management is very very removed from the "worker bees". There are many layers of management and it is possible to get lost in the crowd. Your direct manager makes a big difference in the quality of job you end up with. If they are stickler for all of the corporate policies the job might become unbearable. I am in the fortunate position to have a manager that understands how important the people are.

3.0

Jun 20, 2008

Great opportunities if you can handle the politics

Computer network supp srspec

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working on projects that you won't find anywhere else in the world. From working on small time stuff such as internal Lockheed Martin projects to working on the space shuttle or supporting the Aegis missile system there's absolutely something for everyone at LM.

Cons

There is a lot of bureaucracy as with any other large Fortune 100 organization. Also, most management either does not have a degree or they have it from Phoenix/Strayer. Feedback is also only given once a year so you never know when you are doing a good job or bad job, especially as the normal feedback is minimal.

1.0

Jun 20, 2008

Management bloated sweatshop.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If they have a contract and you are needed you might have a job until the budget is blown.

Cons

When the contract is up or you are too expensive that is it. People are fired every week. They require LOTS of FREE overtime. They prefer a cheap new grad who works lots of overtime. The schedule means nothing. Most of the budget is blown by Managers. The tiny tiny part of the budget is given to the unimportant tasks done by Engineers.

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