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 decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Lockheed Martin?

84% 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 (907) , Systems Engineer (680) , Senior Software Engineer (293) , Engineer (246) , Intern (188) , Senior Systems Engineer (187) , Financial Analyst (177) , Mechanical Engineer (166) , Manufacturing Engineer (134) , Program Manager (113) , Associate Software Engineer (112) , Project Manager (111) , Subcontract Administrator (103) , Quality Engineer (95) , 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 1564 reviews)); "Pay is good and most of the people you work with are of similar mind set." ((in 1127 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1022 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 911 reviews)); "Great opportunities to learn about engineering and complex systems" ((in 320 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 587 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders." ((in 285 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 156 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 140 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

Lockheed Martin reviews about "pay"

73% positive business outlook

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3K reviews

5.0

Feb 25, 2026

Great Job!!!!

Mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay, benefits, opportunities for growth.

Cons

Non that i can think of.

5.0

Apr 3, 2026

Good Culture

Project engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Up to 10% 401k match. Good benefits

Cons

Less starting pay but its made up for in total compensation

4.0

Apr 3, 2026

Great pay and schedule, but communication issues persist

mpm

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stable workload good pay 4/10 schedule can’t be beat

Cons

Bureaucratic nightmare, 90% of the work is due to poor communication and occasional lack of respect

2.0

Mar 2, 2026

Random Layoffs

Senior contracts manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay. Plenty of work. Opportunities to move up if willing to apply for other positions.

Cons

Arbitrary layoffs used as a means to eliminate employees who refuse to be exploited. No promoting within.

4.0

Mar 29, 2026

Good experience, no remote work

Project management and planning operations representative senior

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good base pay and benefits

Cons

Management change for no remote work

4.0

Apr 5, 2026

Pretty good, could be better

Aeronautical engineer staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is pretty decent.

Cons

Lots of people seem to get promoted for reasons not related to talent/ability.

4.0

Apr 8, 2026

Fantastic

Contract manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work is fun and rewarding. Awesome people and projects. Not too fast paced but challenging and engaging.

Cons

Lower pay than other companies. Return to office. No remote culture.

4.0

Mar 19, 2026

Solid Company Solid Team. Lots of Beaurocracy.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Loved the people I worked with and the job security was great while I was there. Decent benefits pay was ok.

Cons

Its a government contractor. things move slowly and there's always lots of red tape

4.0

Mar 22, 2026

.

Mechanical engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, good people, lots of career paths

Cons

Institutional inertia, ever shifting senior management

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Great pay and schedule, but communication issues persist

Random Layoffs

Good experience, no remote work

Pretty good, could be better

Fantastic

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