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 1593 reviews)); "Pay is good and most of the people you work with are of similar mind set." ((in 1120 reviews)); "They employ a very dynamic and talented workforce and encourage a good work/ life balance." ((in 1023 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 936 reviews)); "Very flexible and the culture is great." ((in 339 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 293 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 159 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 135 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 132 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

(14,537 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 14,537 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 Aérospatiale et défense industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

15K reviews

1.0

Jan 4, 2022

Worst company to work for

Quality engineer staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Technology and very smart engineers

Cons

Not the place for minorities. HR always on company side even if the policy says otherwise. Depends who you know to get promotion.

1.0

Jan 2, 2022

Production support

Administrative assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stable environment, easy job,no charlenge.

Cons

No décision making. Complicated relationship.

3.0

Dec 5, 2021

Great company with room for improvement

Electronics engineer associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The 401K, benefits, and tuition assistance are significant perks to working here. Stretch assignments are plentiful and give young engineers an opportunity to try new things and be innovative. Lots of company-wide innovation competitions as well. The schedule of working 10 hours a day for 4 days a week is helpful and gives you a good work-life balance. PTO is good and helpful in keeping that balance as well.

Cons

Culture is the biggest drawback from my time working here. Progress is slow for daily activities and there is reluctance to improve the older aircraft systems. Using out-dated technology is commonplace. Possibly due to the pandemic, there is very little social interaction and collaboration. However, this trend has continued to be prevalent, so the feeling of isolation is common. Working on the U.S. government contracts or Advanced Development Programs is sought after at this company and I would recommend pursuing these programs over Foreign Military Sales contracts as a first job. While there is an abundance of innovation competitions and stretch assignments, a lot of projects do not make it to actual implementation because of a lack of funding.

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