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 1599 reviews)); "Good pay; and you get to work around some amazing machinery that will fight wars and save lives." ((in 1132 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1024 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 931 reviews)); "Very flexible and the culture is great." ((in 335 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 590 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders." ((in 291 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 160 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 137 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 131 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

(14,538 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 14,538 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

4.0

Aug 23, 2020

Nice place to work after graduation

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work schedule, easy-going people, and important work. Lockheed Martin is a monster-sized organization. Your experience in one organization can be vastly different compared to one across the hall. As such, you must think of Lockheed as multiple smaller companies rather than one large organization.

Cons

A lot of bureaucracy. Since its a defense company they, don't really prioritize skillsets instead of a breathing body. Meaning you'll have a few excellent developers and the rest are just in the way people so they can bill the government a ludicrous amount. This has been my experience with 3 different teams so far., you'll probably come to learn the same.

4.0

Jun 16, 2020

Decent if you're ok with corporate culture

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are decent. Hard to get fired (they will try to move you around unless you really mess up). Pay is fairly competitive. Huge corporation with many locations and resources. Plenty of really interesting projects being worked.

Cons

Can take a while to get spun-up on a new program. Being a huge corporation means some thing slip through the cracks and the focus isn't always on individual employees (sink or swim mentality - you have to reach out and grab your own opportunities a lot of the time). Promotions can be a little subjective (they rely mostly on who your manager is and how many years you've been with the company, not necessarily just performance).

2.0

Apr 22, 2020

Management needs new blood

Electronics engineer asc

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Off-friday schedule and pay bonuses from performance

Cons

Non-technical management Overworked with tight schedule Lack of young and early career individuals Cutthroat environment with people seeking to look good in front of management Blocked a career position

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