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 decreased by 1% over the last 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 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lockheed Martin?

Software Engineer (897) , 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 1618 reviews)); "Good pay; and you get to work around some amazing machinery that will fight wars and save lives." ((in 1127 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1008 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 897 reviews)); "Very flexible and the culture is great." ((in 337 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 581 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders." ((in 295 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 155 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 134 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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72% positive business outlook

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4.2

Work/Life balance

4.0

Career opportunities

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Culture & values

3.5

Senior management

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2K reviews

4.0

May 5, 2026

Good work-life balance, but management changes hinder growth

Sodftware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance Good culture

Cons

Lots of management changes difficult to move up

5.0

May 5, 2026

Strong benefits but layoffs are a concern

General flight mechanic

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Being in a union Sick days Health Insurance Healthy work enviroment Gain PTO every month Great management

Cons

Layoffs are common and can happen suddenly

4.0

May 14, 2026

Mission-driven with decent pay, but management varies

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Mission driven environment Good pay

Cons

Good managers can be few and far between.

5.0

May 26, 2026

Great colleagues hindered by slow pace and management turnover

Missile technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people to work with.

Cons

Extremely slow pace, training track is slow approx. 1 year. revolving door at management with no consistency

4.0

May 11, 2026

Smart teams and great people, but management is detached

Program manager sr staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, smart teams, fast paced

Cons

Senior management is detached from reality.

3.0

May 14, 2026

Easy job but management fosters a stressful environment

Senior manufacturing engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy Job, just writing work instructions for technicians to build.

Cons

Changing priorities all the time. Management demonizes just working 40hr a week for salary employees. Even when you don’t get compensation for over 40 hr a week.

4.0

Jun 1, 2026

Overall good experience

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary, benefits, people, work scope, work life balancd

Cons

Promotion timelines, poor management, little achievement recognition

1.0

Jun 2, 2026

Great benefits but poor leadership and high turnover

Production engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits and mactching retirement plans

Cons

Immature leadership. High turnover within engineers. Several employees being walked out for unknown reasons. Pay for the area is sub par. Some management leaders are almost incompetent at their roles and allowed to bully at a rampant rate.

5.0

May 15, 2026

Great work environment, upper management very understanding and flexible.

Manufacturing and process engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent work environment. Air conditioned, not noisy, bosses very understanding, Not very stressful. Good benefits. 4x10 work week.

Cons

High deductible health insurance so you pay more.

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Good work-life balance, but management changes hinder growth

Strong benefits but layoffs are a concern

Mission-driven with decent pay, but management varies

Great colleagues hindered by slow pace and management turnover

Smart teams and great people, but management is detached

Easy job but management fosters a stressful environment

Overall good experience

Great benefits but poor leadership and high turnover

Great work environment, upper management very understanding and flexible.

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