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 (900) , Systems Engineer (678) , Senior Software Engineer (291) , Engineer (244) , 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 (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 1608 reviews)); "Good pay; and you get to work around some amazing machinery that will fight wars and save lives." ((in 1112 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1043 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 906 reviews)); "Very flexible and the culture is great." ((in 323 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 588 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders." ((in 292 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 153 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 137 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 136 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

(14,522 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

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 14,522 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

Aug 26, 2025

They Always Forget Who Worked for Them...

Senior advisory scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None. Stay where you are. You will thank me.

Cons

Too big to care about anything. No loyalty. No accountability, hide behind might/size.

3.0

Jun 2, 2025

Previously one of the greats

Test engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Honestly for some LM is a fantastic place to work. If they have work for you and you have a good manager you will probably come into work with enough to get you through the week and excited to come back on Monday. The 4/10s have their pros and cons but personally it is great to have Fridays to relax by myself. Luckily there are so many people on campus you are bound to find a few friends.

Cons

I have worked at LM Space in Co, LM Aero Palmdale and Fort Worth; and Fort Worth has undoubtedly the biggest ego. They are still and will forever be General Dynamics the designers of the late great F16 and (eventhough it was LM’s) F35. The company boasts a metric that says 50% of employees are within 0-5 with the company which is not a good metric to talk about. They have a serious issue with most groups having most people with all of the work within 5 years of retiring, then one person who is in the gap range (30-50) and a bunch of new hires who they are looking to have absorb all of the retirees knowledge in 5 years.

1.0

May 11, 2025

Lockheed sucks and their oy getting worse

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The gym was new. Yay.

Cons

Management incompetence and corporate greed are a threat to national security.

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Jobs at Lockheed Martin

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