Pay from Northrop Grumman's own postings
Northrop Grumman Lawyer, Contracts Manager or Regulatory Professional Salary
Northrop Grumman's 16 open roles for lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals post a median $118k/yr, typically $107k–$220k/yr, from 11 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 lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals: 9% below it
- Lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals at every space company
- median $153k/yr
- Northrop Grumman: 23% below it
- Highest posted top
- $220k/yr
- Staff Contracts Administrator
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 lawyer, contracts manager or regulatory professional pay by level
| Level the title names | Open roles | Median | Typical pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level II | 2 | Too few figures | |
| Level III | 6 | $118k/yr | $115k–$141k/yr |
| Level IV and above | 3 | Too few figures | |
| Staff | 2 | Too few figures | |
| Principal or fellow | 3 | $127k/yr | $114k–$171k/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 Northrop Grumman hires lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals
- Redondo Beach, CA5 roles, median $165k/yr
- Dulles, VA3 roles, median $147k/yr
- San Diego, CA2 roles
- Aurora, CO1 role
- Commerce, CA1 role
- Devens, MA1 role
- Gilbert, AZ1 role
- Magna, UT1 role
- McLean, VA1 role
Open Northrop Grumman roles for lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals, highest pay first
Updated 5 Nov 2026, 05:02 UTC
Contracts Administrator - Level 5 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Programs & Business · Redondo Beach, CA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$146,300–$219,500/yrStaff Contracts Administrator (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Programs & Business · Dulles, VA, United States· 4w agoDetails
$146,300–$219,500/yrStaff Contracts Administrator (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Programs & Business · Redondo Beach, CA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$146,300–$219,500/yrContracts Administrator - Level 4 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Programs & Business · San Diego, CA, United States· 6d agoDetails
$117,500–$176,300/yrContracts Administrator - Level 4 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Programs & Business · Redondo Beach, CA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$117,500–$176,300/yrSenior Principal Contract Administrator - Level 4 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Programs & Business · Dulles, VA, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$117,500–$176,300/yrSenior Principal Contract Administrator - Level 4 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Programs & Business · Gilbert, AZ, United States· 1d agoDetails
$101,400–$152,200/yrContracts Administrator - Level 3 or 4 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Programs & Business · Redondo Beach, CA, United States· 1w agoDetails
$94,200–$141,200/yrContracts Administrator - Level 3 or 4 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Programs & Business · Devens, MA, United States· 2w agoDetails
$94,200–$141,200/yrContracts Administrator - Level 3 or 4 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Programs & Business · Commerce, CA, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$94,200–$141,200/yrContracts Administrator 3 or 4 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Programs & Business · McLean, VA, United States· 3w agoDetails
$81,400–$141,200/yrContracts Administrator 3 or 4 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Programs & Business · Dulles, VA, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$94,200–$141,200/yrContracts Administrator Level 3 or 4 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Programs & Business · Redondo Beach, CA, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$94,200–$141,200/yrPrincipal Contracts Administrator (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Programs & Business · Magna, UT, United States· 3d agoDetails
$81,400–$122,000/yrContract Administrator - Level 2 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Programs & Business · San Diego, CA, United States· 6d agoDetails
$75,800–$113,800/yrContracts Administrator - Level 2 or 3 (opens the job details)
Northrop Grumman · Programs & Business · Aurora, CO, United States· 3w agoDetails
$75,800–$113,800/yr
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What our research measures about Northrop Grumman pay and hiring
Read from the open postings on 4 Nov 2026 by our space industry research, rebuilt every day. Every figure opens the row of the report it comes from.
- Who is hiring765 open roles, 4.1% of all the space roles we read, across 14 kinds of work; 508 of them posted in the last 30 days.
- Who is hiringThis week 207 roles were posted and 192 taken down, more added than removed.
- Who is hiringHalf of its postings come down within 17 days of being posted.
- Pay transparency98.0% of the postings state their pay, at a median $130,000 a year.
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Questions about Northrop Grumman pay for lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals
How much does Northrop Grumman pay lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals?
Northrop Grumman's open roles for lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals post a median $118k/yr, typically $107k–$220k/yr, from 11 distinct pay figures in 16 of its 16 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 $220k/yr, for Staff Contracts Administrator.
How much does Northrop Grumman pay lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals per hour?
That is a median of $56.73/hr or $9,833/mo, typically $51.44–$105.77/hr ($8,900–$18,300/mo), counting a year as 2,080 working hours (40 a week for 52 weeks) and 12 months, before tax. Postings that state an hourly rate are shown in it on each role below.
What does Northrop Grumman pay lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals at each level?
By the level each title names: level III: a median $118k/yr (6 roles); principal or fellow: a median $127k/yr (3 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 lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals more than other space companies?
Northrop Grumman's median, $118k/yr, is 23% below the $153k/yr median of the 150 open roles for lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals at every space company we read (Northrop Grumman's among them).
Do lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals earn more than other roles at Northrop Grumman?
Northrop Grumman's roles for lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals post a median $118k/yr, 9% below the $130k/yr median of all its open roles that state pay (Northrop Grumman salaries compares every kind of work).
Where does Northrop Grumman hire lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals?
Its open roles for lawyers, contracts managers and regulatory professionals are in Redondo Beach, CA (5), Dulles, VA (3), San Diego, CA (2), Aurora, CO (1) and Commerce, CA (1). By place, they post a median of $165k/yr in Redondo Beach, CA and $147k/yr in Dulles, VA.