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Lockheed Martin Data Scientist or Machine Learning Engineer Salary

Lockheed Martin's 18 open roles for data scientists and machine learning engineers post a median $130k/yr, typically $108k–$277k/yr, from 18 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.

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Against other pay

Every Lockheed Martin role
median $137k/yr
Lockheed Martin's data scientists and machine learning engineers: 5% below it
Data scientists and machine learning engineers at every space company
median $163k/yr
Lockheed Martin: 20% below it
All US data scientists, May 2025
median $120k/yr
Lockheed Martin's postings: 8% above it
Highest posted top
$424k/yr
A/AI Research Engineer Sr Mgr - L6

Typical pay is the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each posted range, as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours, 40 a week for 52 weeks) to the 90th-percentile posted top. Pay is compared as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours (40 a week for 52 weeks), a weekly one at 52 weeks, a monthly one at 12 months. A posting that names only a ceiling ("up to $X") is left out of the figures.

Lockheed Martin data scientist or machine learning engineer pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Senior5$158k/yr$158k–$336k/yr
Lead1Too few figures
Staff1Too few figures
Title names no level11$108k/yr$108k–$252k/yr

A level is read from the title, the first that applies from an internship to a director (the reading of our research on career levels and pay). A figure needs three distinct posted rates.

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Updated 1 Nov 2026, 02:02 UTC

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Questions about Lockheed Martin pay for data scientists and machine learning engineers

How much does Lockheed Martin pay data scientists and machine learning engineers?

Lockheed Martin's open roles for data scientists and machine learning engineers post a median $130k/yr, typically $108k–$277k/yr, from 18 distinct pay figures in 18 of its 18 postings. Typical pay here is the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each posted range, as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours, 40 a week for 52 weeks) to the 90th-percentile posted top. The highest posted top is $424k/yr, for A/AI Research Engineer Sr Mgr - L6.

What does Lockheed Martin pay data scientists and machine learning engineers at each level?

By the level each title names: senior: a median $158k/yr (5 roles). A level is read from the title ("Engineer II", "Senior", "Lead"); titles that name none are left out of this answer.

Does Lockheed Martin pay data scientists and machine learning engineers more than other space companies?

Lockheed Martin's median, $130k/yr, is 20% below the $163k/yr median of the 376 open roles for data scientists and machine learning engineers at every space company we read (Lockheed Martin's among them).

Do data scientists and machine learning engineers earn more than other roles at Lockheed Martin?

Lockheed Martin's roles for data scientists and machine learning engineers post a median $130k/yr, 5% below the $137k/yr median of all its open roles that state pay (Lockheed Martin salaries compares every kind of work).

How does Lockheed Martin's pay for data scientists and machine learning engineers compare with the national wage?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the national median wage of data scientists at $120k/yr (May 2025); Lockheed Martin's posted median, $130k/yr, is 8% above it. A posting states what a new hire is offered, the national figure what everyone in the occupation earns, so the two measure different people. Source: BLS wage estimates by state (OEWS, May 2025), read through O*NET OnLine, CC BY 4.0.

Where does Lockheed Martin hire data scientists and machine learning engineers?

Its open roles for data scientists and machine learning engineers are in King of Prussia, PA (9), Littleton, CO (9), Sunnyvale, CA (7), Herndon, VA (3) and Palo Alto, CA (3). By place, they post a median of $108k/yr in King of Prussia, PA, $158k/yr in Littleton, CO and $108k/yr in Sunnyvale, CA.