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?

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 (292) , 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 1577 reviews)); "Pay is good and most of the people you work with are of similar mind set." ((in 1093 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1033 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 927 reviews)); "Great opportunities to learn about engineering and complex systems" ((in 321 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 591 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders." ((in 295 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 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

(14,556 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 14,556 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).

Reviews by job title

15K reviews

4.0

May 17, 2010

Job quality depends on the project and the environment you are in

Senior systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Jobs with meaningful purpose 2. Encourage higher career advancement (higher education, training, etc)

Cons

1. Job can be grueling and boring, depending on your current jobs/tasks 2. Work culture can be old-style, rigid, not encouraging to younger engineers. This also depends on your current jobs/tasks.

3.0

May 15, 2010

OK place to work if you want to collect a paycheck and never get anything done.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

9/80 schedule at most locations some projects are interesting to work on encourages a good work life balance relaxed dress code in california travel and conferences

Cons

it seems like they hire lots of mediocre employees nothing ever gets accomplished because of politics up high people get moved around because they are incompetent at positions

4.0

May 14, 2010

Anonymous at Lockheed Martin

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Profesional environment with good opportunities to advance within your business unit or in other divisions thriughout the US and internationaly.

Cons

Be aware of the program you are working, as it could be affected by political decisions in congress, the white house or the military.

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Job quality depends on the project and the environment you are in

OK place to work if you want to collect a paycheck and never get anything done.

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