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 (898) , Systems Engineer (678) , Senior Software Engineer (291) , Engineer (243) , 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 (102) , Quality Engineer (93) , 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 1579 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 1006 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 922 reviews)); "Great opportunities to learn about engineering and complex systems" ((in 326 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 592 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders."" ((in 286 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 151 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))

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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

83% would recommend to a friend

(14,505 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

3.9

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 14,505 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

Dec 31, 2008

Lockheed Martin loves to see people grow.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People, Technology, Flexible Schedule, Exciting Projects, Paid Education, Moving Expenses, Flexible Assignments, Growth Assignments in Leadership

Cons

Introduces your to a larger organization or family. If you're used to smaller companies; it's a change.

4.0

Nov 19, 2008

Easy, Fun place to work!

Business development intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun work envrionment, easy to get along with colleagues. The cubicles are spacious and are grouped nicely together to converse with other employees. There wasn't a manager always looking over my shoulder, and the tasks weren't given, I had to come up with them on my own. This really inspired me to think outside of the box and recognize a need that wasn't yet identified. My manager gave me great kudos and now the report I created is used on a massive scale. It's nice to have your work complimented!

Cons

May work long hours, no OT for Direct employees, pleanty of OT for indirect!

3.0

Apr 14, 2009

okay company

Engineering intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you do not want much responsibility you should work here. I just did not like it because I did not like working for the government. I do not really believe in the war so I did not see myself working comfortably on missiles and defense systems.I worked for the HIMARS missile and defense launcher program and it was okay. The people were very nice and polite but again I do not have much to say about what I liked. Unless you do not want to work much for your money, but when I got an offer it was low.

Cons

Again I will say I just did not like it because I did not like working for the government. I do not really believe in the war so I did not see myself working comfortably on missiles and defense systems. Low pay but I guess the area of living and cost of living is low. I hated Texas also. Everyone has a typical Texas attitude. I did not like how comfortable people were working on missiles and fire control. It was almost creepy to me that no one thought it was a little intense. Not my type of work place.

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