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 (901) , Systems Engineer (678) , Senior Software Engineer (291) , Engineer (246) , Intern (188) , Senior Systems Engineer (187) , Financial Analyst (177) , Mechanical Engineer (166) , 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 1606 reviews)); "Good pay; and you get to work around some amazing machinery that will fight wars and save lives." ((in 1113 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1036 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 940 reviews)); "Great opportunities for exciting work on multiple programs if you volunteer for it and prive yourself." ((in 319 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 583 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders."" ((in 287 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 161 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 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

83% would recommend to a friend

(14,539 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 14,539 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

4.0

Dec 29, 2008

Lockheed Martin is a great company that is known for its integrity, innovation, and good work.

Industrial engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stability and flextime. I also like the fact that we are serving the united states of America. Some of the programs and projects are really cool. Lockheed Martin is involved with the space shuttle, missiles, war helicopters, fighter jets, radar systems, satellites, army vehicles, and other cutting edge technologies. Lockheed Martin is always thinking about other areas (or white space) to go in to help make the company more stable and diverse. Overall Lockheed Martin is a great company to work for!

Cons

the work at times can be boring because the programs are so massive that it takes so many people to work on it.

5.0

Dec 29, 2008

Great company to work for ...

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

New technologies, challenging work, good grow opportunity (LM is spending a lot of time and money in developing new hires). Management is usually very down-to-earth and are on top of of projects, and the engineers are top of the line. It is also a very ethical company.

Cons

A lot of work... Like in other companies, you get good managers and bad ones.

4.0

Dec 28, 2008

Great company but carries some baggage with it.

Systems engineer senior staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's a company with a great reputation in the defense/aerospace industry, and a long history of innovation and invention. The pay and benefits are centerline, but management does have ability to reward performers with incentive payments, raises (past 3 years raises total 30% of salary 3 years ago) and other awards.

Cons

Long hours, the "get it done mentality" and the "we will deliver" mantra, no matter what the costs or problems.

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