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 1606 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 1036 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 940 reviews)); "Great opportunities for exciting work on multiple programs if you volunteer for it and prive yourself." ((in 319 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 583 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders."" ((in 287 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 161 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 140 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 134 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

(14,539 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 14,539 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

3.0

May 28, 2015

Steady but not ideal for a young engineer

Level ii mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good job security for employees below level 5. Acceptable starting salary. Excellent health care for ~$20/week. The culture encouraged a good work/life balance where is was completely normal to work a 40 hour week.

Cons

The company is big and slow-moving. They do a poor job of capturing new business and tend to get focused on small savings at the cost of good employees and general productivity. It's difficult to get raises and promotions at low levels.

5.0

May 13, 2015

This was a great place to work!

Senior sheet metal mechanic in machine shop

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A great work atmosphere contributed to an overall satisfying job. Pay was in the average range most people seemed satisfied, I really liked having the cafeteria and other amenities on site too!

Cons

Many people who were tenured seemed negative about the style of management. Some also complained about lack of promotion from within. I really found the life work balance very hard as I lived an hour away and you were frequently expected to stay late. Sometimes I would get home @ 8 pm after leaving for work at 6 am

2.0

Apr 3, 2015

Not for Software Engineers

Software engineer staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's a large, stable company so if you perform then you can work here for decades. There can be a lot of flexibility for working hours/schedule... but like many things at Lockheed, it really depends on your specific manager and project.

Cons

This is not the place to be for Software Engineers. Lockheed is a Systems Engineering organization with very little software engineering expertise. Software is considered a tool like Matlab... so leadership has no appreciation for good design. Most of the people writing software are educated in other disciplines (ex. Electrical, Mechanical, Aeronautical Engineering). That would be fine except for the fact that 1000's of lines of unmaintainable code are written every year.

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