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?

84% 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 (293) , Engineer (246) , Intern (188) , Senior Systems Engineer (187) , Financial Analyst (177) , Mechanical Engineer (166) , Manufacturing Engineer (134) , Program Manager (113) , 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 1624 reviews)); "Good pay; and you get to work around some amazing machinery that will fight wars and save lives." ((in 1091 reviews)); "They employ a very dynamic and talented workforce and encourage a good work/ life balance." ((in 1039 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 937 reviews)); "Great opportunities for exciting work on multiple programs if you volunteer for it and prive yourself." ((in 305 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 596 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders."" ((in 292 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 159 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 140 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 132 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

84% would recommend to a friend

(14,557 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

82% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

Career opportunities

4.0

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 14,557 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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Reviews by job title

15K reviews

4.0

Mar 26, 2015

Awesome company except the IS&GS division does not act like the rest of LockMart.

Software (systems) engineer, senior stf

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Best global security and defense company on the planet, they take pride of workmanship, develop the best and most complex technologies, and they are straightforward with Customers when there are problems without sugarcoating or waiting to hide the problem.

Cons

The IS&GS division acts more like a blue collar IT and software house where people are treated as expendable, replaceable, and the technology is really not so amazing that the next IT company couldn't come along and take that business away easily, so costs have to be rock bottom, not the most motivating environment.

3.0

Mar 21, 2015

Sucks

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Small Location Allows for multiple opportunities to work a multitude of tasks. Job Security.

Cons

No room to grow. Raises are terrible and salaries are very low.

2.0

Feb 27, 2015

Maybe a Decent Company for Engineering but NOT for Finance

Multi functional financial analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are probably worse places to work as a Finance professional Decent work/life balance, entirely dependent on function and segment of company

Cons

No training Company is now being VERY stingy with promotions Performance review process is not transparent Slow pace Conservative culture Low salary for job description and location Dearth of opportunities not related to Earned Value Management, which is not a skill transferable to any other industry worth mentioning

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