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 1599 reviews)); "Pay is good and most of the people you work with are of similar mind set." ((in 1120 reviews)); "They employ a very dynamic and talented workforce and encourage a good work/ life balance." ((in 1031 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 908 reviews)); "Great opportunities to learn about engineering and complex systems" ((in 318 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 586 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders." ((in 289 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 142 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 132 reviews))

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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

1.0

Dec 14, 2010

Bloated and inefficient government contractor

Mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Low level managers are all engineers with little to no managerial skills and/or people skills. This means they do not delegate properly or know how to track what their people are doing. So if you are looking to simply maximize your pay for “actual” work per hour, Lockheed is great.

Cons

The one and only qualification for recognition at Lockheed is years of service. Skills are a secondary qualifier. If you are under 35-40, be prepared to be treated like an idiot.

1.0

Dec 10, 2010

Don't walk- RUN away from this job

Weapons handler, navy non-guard services

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The work itself is extremely easy if you've worked as a Gunner's Mate or even a Master at Arms. If you're looking for a civilian job where you don't have to learn any new skills, this is it. Lockheed Martin is a big name that looks good on your resume when you're looking for better paying jobs. Some of the active duty sailors are very nice to work with. The government's GS employees, not so much.

Cons

-Pay raises are non-existent no matter how long you've been with the program. Unless your site unionizes, you're probably getting a 0.1% increase. This program is stuck on the wage determination scales. -Site leads and management do their own performance assessments and quality assurance ratings, which has got to be some kind of ethics violation. -There is absolutely no kind of Human Resources support beyond a 1-800 number, and payroll mistakes are frequent and hard to correct.

3.0

Dec 9, 2010

It's ok. Not much room for growth at electo-optical division

Mechanical design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work environment and flexible 9/80 schedule make it a good place to work. Also good 401k match. Interesting work sometimes.

Cons

not much room for advancement since mostly tied to to old boys network for programs. The training is good but not great.

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