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 (898) , Systems Engineer (678) , Senior Software Engineer (291) , Engineer (243) , Intern (188) , Senior Systems Engineer (186) , Financial Analyst (177) , Mechanical Engineer (165) , Manufacturing Engineer (134) , Program Manager (112) , Project Manager (111) , Associate Software Engineer (110) , Subcontract Administrator (102) , Quality Engineer (93) , 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 1614 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 1016 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 924 reviews)); "Very flexible and the culture is great." ((in 333 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 586 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders." ((in 299 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 157 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 136 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

(14,505 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

82% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

Career opportunities

3.9

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 14,505 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

Jun 26, 2008

Lockheed Martin is a good company because of its people and its mission

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people are the best thing about this organization, some of the nicest you will ever meet. You'll especially like it if you have conservative values and if you like to have a career that is essential to national security and defense. More young people are being attracted to the company as many of the older employees are retiring.

Cons

There is more separation between management and employees than other companies I have worked at and the workload can be heavy in certain areas with employees taking work home to get it done. Some of this is due to budget cuts and lost contracts.

2.0

Jun 25, 2008

Old Company Needing to Reinvent Itself

Senior systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy job that just requires the minimum.

Cons

Not going to get rich.

3.0

Jun 25, 2008

feed back

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work/Life Balance. Working for Defense projects

Cons

Too much bureaucracy. Things take too much time to change. Every year need to take too many regulatory courses even though you are not involved in some of the decision making. Work is some times rote. When suggestions are given for faster process the management does not take it. Decisions are taken very slowly and if you are not in boys club never will be prompted to management

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