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?

83% 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 (900) , Systems Engineer (678) , Senior Software Engineer (291) , Engineer (244) , Intern (188) , Senior Systems Engineer (186) , Financial Analyst (177) , Mechanical Engineer (165) , Manufacturing Engineer (134) , Program Manager (112) , 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 1625 reviews)); "Good pay; and you get to work around some amazing machinery that will fight wars and save lives." ((in 1103 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1025 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 912 reviews)); "Very flexible and the culture is great." ((in 329 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 578 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 154 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 144 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.

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Lockheed Martin reviews

4.1

83% would recommend to a friend

(14,523 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

82% approve of CEO

72% 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 14,523 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

5.0

Sep 29, 2008

Best place to launch a career in the Silicon Valley

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing technology is at your fingertips! I started as a new college grad and entered the Engineering Leadership Development Program, which allows me to rotate to multiple positions around the company. There are lots of great challenges and opportunities for the motivated. Higher education is encouraged and management will need replacement in the next few years, so there are multiple opportunities in the corporation for rapid advancement. Yes, it is a big, slow defense company, but the work life balance is good and your have lots of opportunities to learn new things.

Cons

None really, you can't access gmail or have a cell phone in some of the buildings. depends on your manager really.

4.0

Sep 25, 2008

Nice, stable job

Software lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are good, especially for families. The hours are flexible and most of the time, overtime is not required. If you have a life outside work or don't like working hard, you can make it so that you get your work done and go home. To a fault, you Lockheed provides job security.

Cons

The high job security makes it hard to trim the lesser qualified personnel. The company is slow to promote and reward hard work, but the opportunities exist to take on more responsibility. Taking on a larger role requires lots of initiative and self-motivation.

4.0

Sep 25, 2008

Good place to work but promoting is slow.

Software engineer staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great opportunity to work on lots of projects. You can work almost anywhere in the country. Some business units do support work at home programs. People are relatively friendly. Purpose of company is pretty good. Stock price is doing great.

Cons

Company is very top heavy and it can be difficult in getting promoted quickly. The pay is reasonable but definitely not on the high end. Managers have a tenancy to work their people to death. That can be a lot of under performing people that are kept because of their connections with upper management.

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