Salary bands for the 4 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.
Northrop Grumman's median band midpoint of $177k sits 23% above the SpaceNexus industry benchmark of $144k — the median across 58 curated space-industry roles, US base salary, as of 2026-08. Mix matters: an employer hiring mostly technicians will sit below a benchmark weighted toward engineers, and vice versa.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance, legal and people | 1 | $135k–$185k | Stated in posting |
| GNC and flight dynamics | 1 | $140k–$190k | Stated in posting |
| Mechanical, structures and thermal | 1 | $160k–$215k | Stated in posting |
| Mission and flight operations | 1 | $190k–$250k | Stated in posting |
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.
| Location | Open | Median band | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dulles, VA | 2 | $163k–$218k | Stated in posting |
| Chandler, AZ | 1 | $140k–$190k | Stated in posting |
| Redondo Beach, CA | 1 | $160k–$215k | Stated in posting |
Engineering roles at Northrop Grumman currently show a median band of $150k–$203k per year across 2 live listings (ranges stated in the postings). Across all 4 open roles the median band is $150k–$203k.
4 live roles as of Sep 13, 9:34 PM UTC, synced from Northrop Grumman's own careers page, led by finance, legal and people (1), gnc and flight dynamics (1), mechanical, structures and thermal (1). The largest locations are Dulles, VA, Chandler, AZ, Redondo Beach, CA.
4 of 4 postings (100%) state a salary range; those are shown verbatim and labelled "Stated in posting". The rest carry a SpaceNexus estimate: our benchmark dataset of 58 roles (as of 2026-08) matched to the title and adjusted for seniority and metro. Estimates are guidance, not offers.
Counts are live as of Sep 13, 9:34 PM 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.