Pay from Lockheed Martin's own postings
Lockheed Martin Test Engineer Salary
Lockheed Martin's 97 open roles for test engineers post a median $137k/yr, typically $113k–$270k/yr, from 73 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.
Against other pay
- 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 test engineer pay by level
| Level the title names | Open roles | Median | Typical pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intern or co-op | 2 | Too few figures | |
| Entry, associate or level I | 2 | Too few figures | |
| Level II | 3 | $113k/yr | $107k–$147k/yr |
| Level III | 1 | Too few figures | |
| Level IV and above | 2 | Too few figures | |
| Senior | 27 | $137k/yr | $137k–$270k/yr |
| Staff | 5 | $172k/yr | $169k–$273k/yr |
| Manager | 4 | $179k/yr | $150k–$270k/yr |
| Title names no level | 51 | $122k/yr | $101k–$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.
Where Lockheed Martin hires test engineers
- Littleton, CO50 roles, median $137k/yr
- Huntsville, AL14 roles, median $140k/yr
- United States10 roles, median $103k/yr
- King of Prussia, PA7 roles, median $137k/yr
- Courtland, AL6 roles, median $101k/yr
- Sunnyvale, CA5 roles, median $172k/yr
- Bethesda, MD4 roles, median $169k/yr
- Cape Canaveral, FL3 roles, median $68.8k/yr
- Rockville, MD3 roles, median $169k/yr
Open Lockheed Martin roles for test engineers, highest pay first
Updated 31 Oct 2026, 12:02 UTC
SATCOM System Integration and Test Systems Engineering SME - Principle (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Systems & Test · El Segundo, CA· 3w agoDetails
$178,500–$331,500/yr
Space Test Software Engineer E4 (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Software & IT · Sunnyvale, CA, United States· 3w agoDetails
$150,800–$280,000/yr
Senior Staff Embedded Software Testing Engineer (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Flight Software · Huntsville, AL; Sunnyvale +2 more· 1w agoDetails
$148,300–$275,500/yr
SATCOM System Integration and Test Systems Engineering SME - Sr. Staff (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Systems & Test · El Segundo, CA· 2mo agoDetails
$145,100–$269,500/yr
Space Vehicle Test Engineer Sr. Stf. (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Systems & Test · Littleton, CO, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$145,100–$269,500/yr
Systems Engineering - Weapon Systems Flight Test (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Systems & Test · Littleton, CO, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$145,100–$269,500/yr
Lockheed Martin · Systems & Test · Littleton, CO, United States· 2w agoDetails
$145,100–$269,500/yr
Systems Engineering Ground Test - Production and Deployment Test Manager (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Systems & Test · Titusville, FL· 2w agoDetails
$145,100–$269,500/yr
Systems Integration/Test Engineer Senior (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Systems & Test · Littleton, CO, United States· 1w agoDetails
$145,100–$269,500/yr
Systems Integration/Test Engineer Sr Stf - E5 (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Systems & Test · Littleton, CO, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$145,100–$269,500/yr
Systems Integration/Test Engineer Sr Stf - Level 5 (Secret) (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Systems & Test · Bethesda, MD; King of Prussia +3 more· 3w agoDetails
$145,100–$269,500/yr
Staff Embedded Software Test Engineer (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Flight Software · Huntsville, AL; Sunnyvale +2 more· 1w agoDetails
$120,600–$224,000/yr
Embedded Systems Integration and Test Engineer (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Systems & Test · Littleton, CO, United States· 4d agoDetails
$118,000–$219,100/yr
Space Vehicle Test Engineer Staff (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Systems & Test · Littleton, CO, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$118,000–$219,100/yr
Systems Integration/Test Engineer Staff - level 4 (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Systems & Test · Littleton, CO; Huntsville, AL· 4w agoDetails
$118,000–$219,100/yr
Systems Integration/Test Engineer Stf (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Systems & Test · Littleton, CO, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$118,000–$219,100/yr
Systems Integration/Test Engineer Stf - E4 (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Systems & Test · King of Prussia, PA; Colorado Springs, CO· 3d agoDetails
$118,000–$219,100/yr
Systems Integration/Test Engineer Stf - E4 (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Systems & Test · Littleton, CO, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$118,000–$219,100/yr
Systems Integration/Test Engineer Stf - E4 (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Systems & Test · Littleton, CO, United States· 2w agoDetails
$118,000–$219,100/yr
Systems Integration/Test Engineer Stf - E4 (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Systems & Test · Littleton, CO, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$118,000–$219,100/yr
Systems Integration/Test Engineer Stf - Level 4 (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Systems & Test · Bethesda, MD; Rockville +2 more· 1w agoDetails
$118,000–$219,100/yr
Systems Integration/Test Engineer Stf - Level 4 (Secret) (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Systems & Test · Bethesda, MD; King of Prussia +2 more· 3w agoDetails
$118,000–$219,100/yr
Systems Integration/Test Engineering Asc Mgr (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Systems & Test · Littleton, CO, United States· 4d agoDetails
$118,000–$219,100/yr
Systems Integration/Test Engineering Asc Mgr - L4 (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Systems & Test · Littleton, CO; Huntsville, AL· 4w agoDetails
$118,000–$219,100/yr
Senior Software Integration/Test Engineer (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Systems & Test · Littleton, CO, United States· 4d agoDetails
$110,300–$204,900/yr
Integration and Test - Test Engineer (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Systems & Test · Huntsville, AL· 2mo agoDetails
$104,900–$194,700/yr
Systems Engineer, Associate Manager - Flight Test Optics (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Systems & Test · Titusville, FL· 1mo agoDetails
$104,900–$194,700/yr
Systems Integration/Test Engineer Stf - E4 (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Systems & Test · Huntsville, AL; Sunnyvale +2 more· 2w agoDetails
$104,900–$194,700/yr
Systems Integration/Test Engineer Stf - E4 (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Systems & Test · Courtland, AL, United States· 1w agoDetails
$104,900–$194,700/yr
Systems Integration/Test Engineering Asc Mgr - L4 (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Systems & Test · Courtland, AL, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$104,900–$194,700/yr
Systems Integration/Test Engineering Asc Mgr - L4 (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Systems & Test · Courtland, AL, United States· 1w agoDetails
$104,900–$194,700/yr
Systems Integration/Test Engineering Associate Manager (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Systems & Test · FL· 2w agoDetails
$104,900–$194,700/yr
Senior Embedded Software Test Engineer (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Flight Software · Huntsville, AL; Sunnyvale +2 more· 1w agoDetails
$98,100–$182,100/yr
Software Test Engineer (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Systems & Test · Remote· 3w agoDetails
$98,100–$182,100/yr
Cable Harness Design and Test Engineer (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Avionics · Severn, MD, United States· 1w agoDetails
$95,900–$178,100/yr
Embedded Integration & Test Systems Engineer Sr (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Systems & Test · Littleton, CO, United States· 2w agoDetails
$95,900–$178,100/yr
Space Vehicle Test Engineer Sr (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Systems & Test · Littleton, CO, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$95,900–$178,100/yr
Sr Systems Integration/Test Engineer - level 3 (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Systems & Test · Littleton, CO; Huntsville, AL· 4w agoDetails
$95,900–$178,100/yr
System Integration and Test Engineer Sr (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Systems & Test · King of Prussia, PA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$95,900–$178,100/yr
Systems Engineer Senior (Integration & Test Focus) (opens the job details)
Lockheed Martin · Systems & Test · Littleton, CO, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$95,900–$178,100/yr
All 97 Lockheed Martin roles for test engineers, with their pay
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Questions about Lockheed Martin pay for test engineers
How much does Lockheed Martin pay test engineers?
Lockheed Martin's open roles for test engineers post a median $137k/yr, typically $113k–$270k/yr, from 73 distinct pay figures in 97 of its 97 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 test engineers at each level?
By the level each title names: level II: a median $113k/yr (3 roles); senior: a median $137k/yr (27 roles); staff: a median $172k/yr (5 roles); manager: a median $179k/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 test engineers more than other space companies?
Lockheed Martin's median, $137k/yr, is 3% below the $141k/yr median of the 949 open roles for test engineers at every space company we read (Lockheed Martin's among them).
Do test engineers earn more than other roles at Lockheed Martin?
Lockheed Martin's roles for test 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).
Where does Lockheed Martin hire test engineers?
Its open roles for test engineers are in Littleton, CO (50), Huntsville, AL (14), United States (10), King of Prussia, PA (7) and Courtland, AL (6). By place, they post a median of $137k/yr in Littleton, CO, $140k/yr in Huntsville, AL and $103k/yr in United States.