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Lockheed Martin RF or Communications Engineer Salary

Lockheed Martin's 27 open roles for RF and communications engineers post a median $194k/yr, typically $144k–$310k/yr, from 23 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 RF and communications engineers: 42% above it
RF and communications engineers at every space company
median $174k/yr
Lockheed Martin: 11% above it
All US electronics engineers, except computer, May 2025
median $130k/yr
Lockheed Martin's postings: 49% above it
Highest posted top
$332k/yr
SATCOM System Integration and Test Systems Engineering SME - Principle

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 RF or communications engineer pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Level II4$130k/yr$130k–$169k/yr
Level IV and above3$194k/yr$194k–$274k/yr
Senior12$158k/yr$158k–$310k/yr
Staff2Too few figures
Manager1Too few figures
Title names no level5$130k/yr$108k–$307k/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 31 Oct 2026, 14:02 UTC

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Questions about Lockheed Martin pay for RF and communications engineers

How much does Lockheed Martin pay RF and communications engineers?

Lockheed Martin's open roles for RF and communications engineers post a median $194k/yr, typically $144k–$310k/yr, from 23 distinct pay figures in 25 of its 27 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 $332k/yr, for SATCOM System Integration and Test Systems Engineering SME - Principle.

What does Lockheed Martin pay RF and communications engineers at each level?

By the level each title names: level II: a median $130k/yr (4 roles); level IV and above: a median $194k/yr (3 roles); senior: a median $158k/yr (12 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 RF and communications engineers more than other space companies?

Lockheed Martin's median, $194k/yr, is 11% above the $174k/yr median of the 574 open roles for RF and communications engineers at every space company we read (Lockheed Martin's among them).

Do RF and communications engineers earn more than other roles at Lockheed Martin?

Lockheed Martin's roles for RF and communications engineers post a median $194k/yr, 42% above 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 RF and communications engineers compare with the national wage?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the national median wage of electronics engineers, except computer at $130k/yr (May 2025); Lockheed Martin's posted median, $194k/yr, is 49% 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 RF and communications engineers?

Its open roles for RF and communications engineers are in Littleton, CO (15), El Segundo, CA (2), King of Prussia, PA (2), Severn, MD (2) and United Kingdom (2).