Is Lockheed Martin a good company to work for?

Lockheed Martin has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 16,749 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 84% of employees would recommend working at Lockheed Martin to a friend and 73% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Lockheed Martin have been left by employees working as UCF CWEP/Lockheed Martin , Supply Chain Intern and Buyer .

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 (909) , Systems Engineer (681) , Senior Software Engineer (294) , Engineer (248) , Senior Systems Engineer (189) , Intern (188) , Financial Analyst (177) , Mechanical Engineer (167) , Manufacturing Engineer (134) , Associate Software Engineer (113) , Program Manager (113) , 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 1593 reviews)); "Good pay; and you get to work around some amazing machinery that will fight wars and save lives." ((in 1110 reviews)); "Great work life balance while feeling satisfied and fulfilled by the work I am performing." ((in 1021 reviews)); "People are fair to work with a few bad apples but other than that most people are great." ((in 926 reviews)); "Great opportunities to learn about engineering and complex systems" ((in 331 reviews))

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

"Poor management and hard to get things accomplished" ((in 589 reviews)); "Some managers have absolutely zero clue how anything actually gets done and are poor leaders." ((in 289 reviews)); "Senior leadership had a very difficult time articulating that overall strategy and direction for the division." ((in 162 reviews)); "Literal no training and you are told to train yourself in outside programs you have to pay for." ((in 135 reviews)); "The upper management is horrible" ((in 133 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?

Fort Worth , Orlando , Sunnyvale , Denver , Moorestown , Littleton , Marietta , Palmdale , King of Prussia , Stratford , Grand Prairie , Dallas , Washington , Huntsville , Owego , Bethesda , Manassas , Colorado Springs , Syracuse , Baltimore , Rockville , Houston , Greenville , Ocala , Herndon , New York , Arlington , Atlanta , Mount Laurel , Philadelphia

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Lockheed Martin reviews

4.1

84% would recommend to a friend

(2,133 total reviews)

James D. Taiclet

83% 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

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2K reviews

Reviews about "Management"

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2.0

Mar 4, 2013

Accountant, EBS

Accountant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

No micromanaging, open door policy, ease of communication.

Cons

Poor management decision making which was mainly due to lack of interest from executives. Managers are afraid to promote or give awards due to budgets and fail to realize how that affects career advancement for employees. Managers don't take pride in having the best team instead they think of ways to avoid having to give awards and recognition to meet the budgets set by executives.

3.0

Feb 28, 2013

Defense contracting, typical headaches, disconnected management

Instructor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Loved my job as a technical instructor for the Army. Decent compensation package, decent pay. outstanding market penatration in defense sector. Works with smaller companies to partner on contract submissions.

Cons

First line manager was outstanding, however those above him were out of touch, disconnected, and seemingly uncaring as to challenges employees face. Human Resources performed poorly supporting employees. law suit phobic..... opened several investigations based upon complaints submitted by disgruntled employees. HR badgered employees to discredit management.

2.0

Feb 19, 2013

Not loyal to longstanding, well-performing, educated veteran employees

Financial analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, holidays, flex-time, most of the people I work with are great

Cons

The performance review system is ridiculous, even after it was re-worked for the 2012 year. Your direct manager obviously has no influence over your rating or merit, and I've acutally been told this by previous managers in the past on the old system and it is true for the new one as well. I've seen new college grads that are hired have luck with a decent starting salary and merit increases, but others can definitely be placed under a "black cloud" at no fault of their own. High turnover of the younger, new college grads even after a decent starting salary.

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