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 (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.

What are the top reviewed Lockheed Martin locations?

Buenos Aires , Córdoba , Mar del Plata , Lomas de Zamora , Zárate , Villa Carlos Paz , San Luis , San Miguel de Tucumán

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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 Aeroespacial y defensa industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

15K reviews

2.0

Apr 12, 2016

24 years Excellence Award / Brain Stroke / Fired

Information assurance engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Plenty of opportunities through-out the company. Started working for the company in 1988 (Then General Dynamics).

Cons

One year I was given the Company;s Excellence Award. The following year I had a brain stroke at work. Came back to work after recovery. Then told that my performance was lack. Given fewer and fewer assignment. Complained about me performance eval and then less than 3 month my employment was terminated.

1.0

Feb 21, 2016

It's great, if you don't care.

Software engineer, senior

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big company makes it easy to get away with doing the bare minimum.

Cons

No investment in the employee. Average raise for a middle tier rating is 1.5%. 20% overtime is expected. Management will actively block attempts to move to other areas that may interest you more. Program management is unethical and regularly submits underbid proposals in order to bait-and-switch customers. Engineers are not empowered to make basic technical decisions, to the point that vital lab equipment is often purchased on the employees dime because getting approval for a $10 cable purchase takes 6 months.

2.0

Nov 9, 2015

New graduate software engineer

Software engineer associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work on the 9/80 work schedule which is pretty cool. Get to work on incredible projects and be a part of a great team. Decent job out of college that should help me in the future. Working alongside brilliant engineers. Not micromanaged at all. Very flexible work hours. I am treated like I have been working there for 10 years.

Cons

Very old school software development methodologies. Was told it would be a "fast, agile environment" but it is the complete opposite. Very process heavy. Tough for a new grad that was looking for a young atmosphere and collaboration between engineers. Pay is below average for software engineers out of school.

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Jobs at Lockheed Martin

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