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 (167) , Manufacturing Engineer (134) , Program Manager (113) , Associate Software Engineer (112) , Project Manager (111) , Subcontract Administrator (103) , Quality Engineer (95) , 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 1564 reviews)); "Pay is good and most of the people you work with are of similar mind set." ((in 1127 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1022 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 911 reviews)); "Great opportunities to learn about engineering and complex systems" ((in 320 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 587 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders." ((in 285 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 156 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 140 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 140 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

(14,580 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

83% 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 14,580 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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15K reviews

3.0

Aug 31, 2011

Good for education but not for continuing a career without moving.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

paid for education and training classes that were applicable to the current job. competent local technical staff was dedicated to meeting customer requirements.

Cons

upper management did not always back up site management and local technical staff, often changing their "direction" when in front of the customer.

3.0

Aug 29, 2011

Great Company to start a career with

Quality engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Been with Lockheed 10 years and loved it. They are second to no one in military aviation, lots of opportunities to work with new technologies and ideas, large company so you can relocate to just about anywhere

Cons

May not be the most workforce oriented company, you kind of get the feeling the people are not as important as meeting schedules at least in the production parts of the company I've worked in. And layoffs happen a little more often then most in my opinion

3.0

Aug 23, 2011

Rollercoaster ride between excellent work and total lack of performance recognition/promotion opportunities.

Some engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

For engineers, great, challenging work. Good place to start a career out of college. Every other friday off.

Cons

Producing good work is not rewarded with an increased salary. Performance reviews processed by a black hole system, makes everyone into an average monkey, leaving employees wondering why they tried so hard.

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Good for education but not for continuing a career without moving.

Great Company to start a career with

Rollercoaster ride between excellent work and total lack of performance recognition/promotion opportunities.

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