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 (904) , Systems Engineer (679) , 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 1605 reviews)); "Pay is good and most of the people you work with are of similar mind set." ((in 1113 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1000 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 915 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 589 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders." ((in 293 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 153 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 141 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 134 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

84% would recommend to a friend

(14,562 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

82% 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 14,562 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, 2010

Reasonably Good Place to Work

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lockheed Martin offers reasonable benefits and good work life balance. The company has offices in virtually every major city in the country, which enables employees to relocate rather easily.

Cons

Salaries and pension benefits vary between various divisions. For instance, the IS&GS Civil Division has no pension plan and salaries are about 20% lower than other divisions. This results in a high level of employee attrition in the IS&GS Civil Divsion.

5.0

Sep 25, 2010

Superb company to work for.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Outstanding company, high level of ethics and integrity. Good focus on employee professional development. Generally very flexible in meeting needs for flexible work schedule.

Cons

Demanding environment with nothing less than the best required. Conscientious employees find themselves struggling to manage a good work / life balance. Recent downsizing has made the environment tenable in some cases.

4.0

Sep 23, 2010

Overall a great company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Inspiring leader, Bob Stevens For the most part many genuinely good people in the company Really good benefits Salary is pretty competitive once you finally get a manager that actually rewards great performance

Cons

Too much politics involved even for just very minute things Compensation structure is unfair if you were brought into the company at a low salary - can take a long time to catch up

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