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Lockheed Martin Software Engineer Salary

Lockheed Martin's 181 open roles for software engineers post a median $158k/yr, typically $130k–$280k/yr, from 102 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 software engineers: 15% above it
Software engineers at every space company
median $168k/yr
Lockheed Martin: 6% below it
All US software developers, May 2025
median $136k/yr
Lockheed Martin's postings: 16% above it
Highest posted top
$381k/yr
Software Engineer Prin - E6

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 software engineer pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Intern or co-op12$53.4k/yr$50.1k–$72.7k/yr
Level II3$130k/yr$123k–$169k/yr
Level III2Too few figures
Level IV and above7$194k/yr$172k–$289k/yr
Senior52$158k/yr$139k–$310k/yr
Lead2Too few figures
Staff8$194k/yr$194k–$272k/yr
Manager4$201k/yr$187k–$298k/yr
Title names no level91$158k/yr$113k–$280k/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, 06:01 UTC

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Questions about Lockheed Martin pay for software engineers

How much does Lockheed Martin pay software engineers?

Lockheed Martin's open roles for software engineers post a median $158k/yr, typically $130k–$280k/yr, from 102 distinct pay figures in 179 of its 181 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 $381k/yr, for Software Engineer Prin - E6.

What does Lockheed Martin pay software engineers at each level?

By the level each title names: intern or co-op: a median $53.4k/yr (12 roles); level II: a median $130k/yr (3 roles); level IV and above: a median $194k/yr (7 roles); senior: a median $158k/yr (52 roles); staff: a median $194k/yr (8 roles); manager: a median $201k/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 software engineers more than other space companies?

Lockheed Martin's median, $158k/yr, is 6% below the $168k/yr median of the 1,949 open roles for software engineers at every space company we read (Lockheed Martin's among them).

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

Lockheed Martin's roles for software engineers post a median $158k/yr, 15% 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 software engineers compare with the national wage?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the national median wage of software developers at $136k/yr (May 2025); Lockheed Martin's posted median, $158k/yr, is 16% 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 software engineers?

Its open roles for software engineers are in Littleton, CO (65), King of Prussia, PA (48), Huntsville, AL (40), Sunnyvale, CA (29) and Herndon, VA (15). By place, they post a median of $169k/yr in Littleton, CO, $158k/yr in King of Prussia, PA and $172k/yr in Huntsville, AL.