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Northrop Grumman Cybersecurity Expert Salary

Northrop Grumman's 30 open roles for cybersecurity experts post a median $126k/yr, typically $107k–$220k/yr, from 29 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.

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Against other pay

Every Northrop Grumman role
median $130k/yr
Northrop Grumman's cybersecurity experts: 3% below it
Cybersecurity experts at every space company
median $158k/yr
Northrop Grumman: 20% below it
All US information security analysts, May 2025
median $129k/yr
Northrop Grumman's postings: 2% below it
Highest posted top
$266k/yr
Staff Cybersecurity Analyst / Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE)

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.

Northrop Grumman cybersecurity expert pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Entry, associate or level I2Too few figures
Level II5$86.2k/yr$81.9k–$136k/yr
Level III7$116k/yr$110k–$153k/yr
Level IV and above6$169k/yr$147k–$220k/yr
Staff1Too few figures
Principal or fellow6$150k/yr$133k–$188k/yr
Manager2Too few figures
Title names no level1Too few figures

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, 09:02 UTC

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Questions about Northrop Grumman pay for cybersecurity experts

How much does Northrop Grumman pay cybersecurity experts?

Northrop Grumman's open roles for cybersecurity experts post a median $126k/yr, typically $107k–$220k/yr, from 29 distinct pay figures in 30 of its 30 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 $266k/yr, for Staff Cybersecurity Analyst / Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE).

What does Northrop Grumman pay cybersecurity experts at each level?

By the level each title names: level II: a median $86.2k/yr (5 roles); level III: a median $116k/yr (7 roles); level IV and above: a median $169k/yr (6 roles); principal or fellow: a median $150k/yr (6 roles). A level is read from the title ("Engineer II", "Senior", "Lead"); titles that name none are left out of this answer.

Does Northrop Grumman pay cybersecurity experts more than other space companies?

Northrop Grumman's median, $126k/yr, is 20% below the $158k/yr median of the 317 open roles for cybersecurity experts at every space company we read (Northrop Grumman's among them).

Do cybersecurity experts earn more than other roles at Northrop Grumman?

Northrop Grumman's roles for cybersecurity experts post a median $126k/yr, 3% below the $130k/yr median of all its open roles that state pay (Northrop Grumman salaries compares every kind of work).

How does Northrop Grumman's pay for cybersecurity experts compare with the national wage?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the national median wage of information security analysts at $129k/yr (May 2025); Northrop Grumman's posted median, $126k/yr, is 2% below 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 Northrop Grumman hire cybersecurity experts?

Its open roles for cybersecurity experts are in Dulles, VA (5), Colorado Springs, CO (4), Redondo Beach, CA (4), Aurora, CO (3) and Chandler, AZ (3). By place, they post a median of $157k/yr in Dulles, VA, $112k/yr in Colorado Springs, CO and $152k/yr in Redondo Beach, CA.