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 (904) , Systems Engineer (679) , Senior Software Engineer (292) , 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

(14,549 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 14,549 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

Mar 1, 2019

Wasn't for me

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Get to work with really smart people who are passionate about what they do.

Cons

Because of security clearances you can sometimes not know exactly what you're going to do until you do it. The office space for the majority of the workers at the Sand Lake road plant is just horrible. Packed 6 people into a 3 person cube, and and some of these areas are in a trailer with horrible air flow and a wonky ac unit. Not telecommuting friendly at all even though they promote it. Parking is a nightmare Pay is low for engineers compared to similar companies

1.0

Feb 20, 2019

The cheapest and worst paying company I've worked for.

Senior specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

About the one pro I can say is the 9/80 schedule of work weeks, having every other Friday off. Unless they make you work that too.

Cons

Incredibly cheap company that posts record profits quarter after quarter but never passes any of that to the employees. Consistently get 1.5% yearly raise with no opportunity for advancement. That, coupled with the incredibly low starting pay. Insurance and 401k is definitely is nothing to brag upon either. Worst company I have worked for.

3.0

Feb 18, 2019

It is what it is

Systems development senior specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent salary for the area (Orlando)

Cons

Good ol boy network of managers (think Golf playing, Country Club, the "in" zip code or residential subdivision, Smoking Area clique, etc). When the layoffs and restructurings come which they do often, if you don't suck up to the Manager du jour you will be the first ones to go without any consideration for skill set or job performance.

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