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 (907) , Systems Engineer (680) , Senior Software Engineer (293) , Engineer (246) , Intern (188) , Senior Systems Engineer (187) , Financial Analyst (177) , Mechanical Engineer (166) , Manufacturing Engineer (134) , Program Manager (113) , Associate Software Engineer (111) , Project Manager (111) , Subcontract Administrator (103) , Quality Engineer (95) , 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 1634 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 1019 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 934 reviews)); "Great opportunities for exciting work on multiple programs if you volunteer for it and prive yourself." ((in 313 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 600 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders."" ((in 293 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 157 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 136 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((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.

Lockheed Martin reviews

4.1

84% would recommend to a friend

(14,572 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

83% 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 14,572 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

2.0

Jan 14, 2011

Treatment of employees is horrible but pay and benefits are very good.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive pay and benefits. 9/80 work schedule.

Cons

Some of the very senior level managers use fear and intimidation to manage. I have seen some shockingly disrespectful things said to employees. Their next level group managers and employees are afraid to approach them or bring them bad news. Not a good situation. All of the managers here could use some serious training.

4.0

Jan 14, 2011

The experience was very nice.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Lockheed Martin is the best place to work because it is a huge organisation with a lot of opportunities. you can get into a lot of departments.

Cons

It can be cumbersme to deal with the hierarchy in the company. locheed martin otherwise is awesome to work for .

4.0

Jan 13, 2011

good place to learn if you're starting out

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good management and plenty of opportunities to advance. Mentoring is a plus if you're early in your career. Also, they have a nice work life balance.

Cons

Very Bureaucratic since it's a government contractor

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Treatment of employees is horrible but pay and benefits are very good.

The experience was very nice.

good place to learn if you're starting out

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