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 (902) , Systems Engineer (678) , Senior Software Engineer (291) , Engineer (246) , Intern (188) , Senior Systems Engineer (187) , Financial Analyst (177) , Mechanical Engineer (166) , 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 1642 reviews)); "Pay is good and most of the people you work with are of similar mind set." ((in 1102 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1024 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 920 reviews)); "Great opportunities to learn about engineering and complex systems" ((in 317 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 585 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders."" ((in 297 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.

Lockheed Martin reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(14,540 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

82% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

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Lockheed Martin has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 14,540 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 Luft- & Raumfahrt, Verteidigung industry (3.6 stars).

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15K reviews

3.0

Apr 19, 2019

Work life balance/Good ole boy network

Software architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I've worked at LM since 1999. Excellent work-life balance If you are intelligent, you can get your work done and have a lot of free time.

Cons

Biggest complaint it is that when you get to a certain level, merit doesn't get promoted. However, WHO YOU KNOW will. I've watched many reqs be opened only as a formality. Directors and VPs know EXACTLY who they want and usually it is one of their pals. Not challenging. 0 to very slow pace of change. Financial disarray when it comes to running programs.

4.0

Apr 9, 2019

Good environment, unrealistic expectations on learning.

Hardware specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome people, good benefits, casual environment. Every other Friday off.

Cons

I was brought on in the middle of a busy season supporting a lab. I was expected to learn everything the first time seeing it, this includes Lockheed internal programs and everything on the job sight.

1.0

Apr 9, 2019

Used to be the place everyone wanted to work

Aircraft assembler

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Good pay, used to have good benefits

Cons

Horrible management, clueless supervision, placed schedule over quality, terrible benefits

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