Lockheed Martin hardware engineering salaries

Across 244 open hardware engineering postings at Lockheed Martin that state a range, the middle half pays $122k–$172k a year, with a median of $150k. The lowest posted floor is $66k and the highest ceiling $381k. This is base pay as posted by Lockheed Martin, converted to US dollars; equity and bonus are not included.

From pay ranges in open postingsRebuilt 18 Oct 2026

The range

Lowest floor$66k
25th percentile$122k
Median$150k
75th percentile$172k
Highest ceiling$381k

Postings by the midpoint of the posted range, in steps of $20k

Middle halfMedian bucket

Median by team at Lockheed Martin

Engineering leadership$194k
Management$169k
Product management$169k
Legal$158k
Data science$152k
Hardware engineering$150k
Sales$150k

Postings with a stated range: Engineering leadership 32 · Management 68 · Product management 8 · Legal 8 · Backend engineering 140 · Data science 23 · Hardware engineering 244 · Sales 16

Hardware engineering pay by level

LevelPostingsMedianMiddle half
Junior14$113k$101k–$123k
Mid-level44$130k$115k–$154k
Senior114$140k$137k–$184k
Staff and principal27$172k$159k–$201k
Lead9$193k$169k–$230k

Best-paid open hardware engineering roles

$205k–$381kSep 21
Systems Architect Prin - Level 6 (Secret)
King of PrussiaStaff and principal
$205k–$381kSep 22
$167k–$310kAug 10
Cyber Software Engineer Sr Staff - DSP
Fort MeadeStaff and principal
$167k–$310kAug 10
$167k–$310kAug 26

262 hardware engineering roles open at Lockheed Martin now

244 of them show the pay range on the posting.

Questions

How much does Lockheed Martin pay for hardware engineering roles?

The median of the 244 posted ranges is $150k a year; the middle half sits between $122k and $172k.

Is this base salary or total compensation?

Base salary as written in the posting. Many US employers post ranges under state pay transparency laws (California, New York, Washington, Colorado and others); equity and bonus are not part of these figures.

Why posted ranges and not self-reported salaries?

A posted range is what the employer commits to for a role it has open today. It is fresher than a survey and cannot be inflated by respondents. Each posting counts once, at the midpoint of its range.

Which level pays most?

Lead roles have the highest median here: $193k a year across 9 postings.

Source: the pay ranges of 244 open postings on Lockheed Martin's careers board; the midpoint of each rangeUpdated 18 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0