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 (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 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.

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Lockheed Martin reviews

4.1

84% would recommend to a friend

(14,568 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

83% 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 14,568 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

Dec 23, 2010

Very trying

Logistics test & evaluation (lt&e)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1) working with the JSF F-35 2) I do love the work i am doing. 3) Gound level = Room for advancement, this is the begining of the program.

Cons

NO 401 dont have leave. no sick time. some management has a problem with others.

2.0

Dec 22, 2010

OK place to work if you want to limit yourself to the aero, defense, or homeland security industry.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Was OK as entry level with some opportunities to take on challenging work although often work senior employees were too busy or too lazy to accomplish

Cons

Unless you have skill/education/experience that is truly portable across industries, the name looks good on a resume but may be hard to trade on when moving on. In other words, you may find yourself stuck in the aero/defense environment. Not good when Fed budget flatlines or goes down which it will over the next several years.

2.0

Dec 18, 2010

Barely organized chaos straining against insurmountable inertia

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay rate is good. The products you are working on are cool and usually important to the national defense.

Cons

Work / Life balance is a joke. Lots of "old dogs" coasting towards retirement jealously guarding their small little patch of knowledge / authority. Your job is subject to whim of politics

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