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Lockheed Martin Mechanical Engineer Salary

Lockheed Martin's 102 open roles for mechanical engineers post a median $137k/yr, typically $115k–$259k/yr, from 67 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 mechanical engineers: level with it
Mechanical engineers at every space company
median $145k/yr
Lockheed Martin: 6% below it
All US mechanical engineers, May 2025
median $104k/yr
Lockheed Martin's postings: 32% above it
Highest posted top
$310k/yr
Opto-Mechanical Engineer Senior Staff

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 mechanical engineer pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Entry, associate or level I1Too few figures
Level II6$113k/yr$113k–$165k/yr
Level III4$137k/yr$132k–$178k/yr
Level IV and above2Too few figures
Senior27$137k/yr$137k–$253k/yr
Lead2Too few figures
Staff11$172k/yr$169k–$286k/yr
Manager4$176k/yr$169k–$261k/yr
Title names no level45$113k/yr$107k–$219k/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, 01:02 UTC

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Questions about Lockheed Martin pay for mechanical engineers

How much does Lockheed Martin pay mechanical engineers?

Lockheed Martin's open roles for mechanical engineers post a median $137k/yr, typically $115k–$259k/yr, from 67 distinct pay figures in 102 of its 102 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 $310k/yr, for Opto-Mechanical Engineer Senior Staff.

What does Lockheed Martin pay mechanical engineers at each level?

By the level each title names: level II: a median $113k/yr (6 roles); level III: a median $137k/yr (4 roles); senior: a median $137k/yr (27 roles); staff: a median $172k/yr (11 roles); manager: a median $176k/yr (4 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 mechanical engineers more than other space companies?

Lockheed Martin's median, $137k/yr, is 6% below the $145k/yr median of the 1,207 open roles for mechanical engineers at every space company we read (Lockheed Martin's among them).

Do mechanical engineers earn more than other roles at Lockheed Martin?

Lockheed Martin's roles for mechanical engineers post a median $137k/yr, level with 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 mechanical engineers compare with the national wage?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the national median wage of mechanical engineers at $104k/yr (May 2025); Lockheed Martin's posted median, $137k/yr, is 32% 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 mechanical engineers?

Its open roles for mechanical engineers are in Littleton, CO (38), Englewood, CO (25), Sunnyvale, CA (12), Highlands Ranch, CO (11) and King of Prussia, PA (11). By place, they post a median of $137k/yr in Littleton, CO, $137k/yr in Englewood, CO and $153k/yr in Sunnyvale, CA.