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Northrop Grumman salaries
Salary bands for the 78 roles Northrop Grumman has open right now, by role family and location. Where a posting states a range we show it verbatim; otherwise the band is a SpaceNexus estimate: the same bands that appear on Northrop Grumman's listings. How the estimates are made.
Summary
Open roles
78
On site
Median band
$105k–$170k
across 76 roles with a band
Range stated in posting
0%
0 stated · 76 SpaceNexus estimates
Vs industry benchmark
+2%
midpoint $138k vs $135k
Northrop Grumman's median band midpoint of $138k sits 2% above the SpaceNexus industry benchmark of $135k: the median of the BLS national median wages (OEWS, May 2025) behind our 51 benchmark roles, checked 2026-10. Mix matters: an employer hiring mostly technicians will sit below a benchmark weighted toward engineers, and vice versa.
By role family
Titles are clustered into families (a "Senior Propulsion Engineer" and a "Turbomachinery Lead" both land in Propulsion). The band is the median of the family's listings.
Role family
Open
Median band
Source
Systems engineering
32
$105k–$170k
SpaceNexus estimate
Software engineering
11
$105k–$170k
SpaceNexus estimate
Other engineering
10
$105k–$170k
SpaceNexus estimate
Avionics and electrical
6
$105k–$170k
SpaceNexus estimate
Mission and flight operations
4
$105k–$170k
By location and remote
Estimates are adjusted for metro (LA/Bay +20%, Seattle +15%, DC +10%, Houston and remote −5%, Huntsville −10%); stated ranges are the employer's own.
Engineering roles at Northrop Grumman currently show a median band of $105k–$170k per year across 62 live listings (SpaceNexus estimates: BLS middle half of national pay for each title's occupation, adjusted for metro). Across all 78 open roles the median band is $105k–$170k.
How many open roles does Northrop Grumman have?
78 live roles as of Oct 12, 5:38 AM UTC, synced from Northrop Grumman's own careers page, led by systems engineering (32), software engineering (11), other engineering (10). The largest locations are United States-Virginia-Dulles, United States-Colorado-Colorado Springs, United States-Maryland-Linthicum.
Are these Northrop Grumman salaries stated by the company or estimated?
None of Northrop Grumman's 78 current postings state a range, so every band on this page is a SpaceNexus estimate: the title is matched to one of our 51 benchmark roles, each set to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, May 2025) national wages for its closest occupation; the band is the middle half of that pay (25th to 75th percentile), adjusted for metro where BLS has an area figure. Estimates are guidance, not offers.
Counts are live as of Oct 12, 5:38 AM UTC. Listings mirror Northrop Grumman's careers page; large employers often post the same role in several locations. Bands labelled "SpaceNexus estimate" are guidance from a benchmark dataset, not offers. Nothing here is a statement by Northrop Grumman.
SpaceNexus estimate
Manufacturing and technicians
3
$105k–$170k
SpaceNexus estimate
Other roles
3
$105k–$170k
SpaceNexus estimate
Executive and leadership
2
$123k–$218k
SpaceNexus estimate
GNC and flight dynamics
2
$105k–$195k
SpaceNexus estimate
RF, communications and antenna
2
$100k–$165k
SpaceNexus estimate
Program and project management
1
$140k–$215k
SpaceNexus estimate
Quality, safety and mission assurance
1
$105k–$220k
SpaceNexus estimate
Test and integration
1
$105k–$170k
SpaceNexus estimate
$105k–$170k
SpaceNexus estimate
United States-California-Redondo Beach
5
$105k–$170k
SpaceNexus estimate
United States-Colorado-Schriever AFB
5
$105k–$170k
SpaceNexus estimate
United States-Utah-Roy
5
$105k–$170k
SpaceNexus estimate
United States-Arizona-Gilbert
2
$105k–$170k
SpaceNexus estimate
United States-Maryland-Linthicum; United States-Maryland-Baltimore