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Northrop Grumman Mechanical Engineer Salary

Northrop Grumman's 55 open roles for mechanical engineers post a median $130k/yr, typically $115k–$241k/yr, from 55 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 mechanical engineers: level with it
Mechanical engineers at every space company
median $145k/yr
Northrop Grumman: 10% below it
All US mechanical engineers, May 2025
median $104k/yr
Northrop Grumman's postings: 25% above it
Highest posted top
$266k/yr
Mechanical Structural Engineer - Level 5 - Dulles

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 mechanical engineer pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Intern or co-op4$57.9k/yr$54.1k–$77.7k/yr
Entry, associate or level I1Too few figures
Level II12$115k/yr$104k–$138k/yr
Level III9$143k/yr$130k–$171k/yr
Level IV and above5$178k/yr$162k–$266k/yr
Lead1Too few figures
Staff4$206k/yr$194k–$254k/yr
Principal or fellow14$130k/yr$125k–$170k/yr
Manager3$183k/yr$179k–$237k/yr
Title names no level2Too 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.

Where Northrop Grumman hires mechanical engineers

  • Redondo Beach, CA13 roles, median $143k/yr
  • Dulles, VA6 roles, median $129k/yr
  • Gilbert, AZ5 roles, median $90.1k/yr
  • Annapolis, MD4 roles, median $174k/yr
  • Corinne, UT4 roles, median $111k/yr
  • Commerce, CA3 roles, median $143k/yr
  • San Diego, CA3 roles, median $162k/yr
  • Apopka, FL2 roles
  • Aurora, CO2 roles

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 08:02 UTC

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Questions about Northrop Grumman pay for mechanical engineers

How much does Northrop Grumman pay mechanical engineers?

Northrop Grumman's open roles for mechanical engineers post a median $130k/yr, typically $115k–$241k/yr, from 55 distinct pay figures in 55 of its 55 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 Mechanical Structural Engineer - Level 5 - Dulles.

What does Northrop Grumman pay mechanical engineers at each level?

By the level each title names: intern or co-op: a median $57.9k/yr (4 roles); level II: a median $115k/yr (12 roles); level III: a median $143k/yr (9 roles); level IV and above: a median $178k/yr (5 roles); staff: a median $206k/yr (4 roles); principal or fellow: a median $130k/yr (14 roles); manager: a median $183k/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 mechanical engineers more than other space companies?

Northrop Grumman's median, $130k/yr, is 10% below the $145k/yr median of the 1,201 open roles for mechanical engineers at every space company we read (Northrop Grumman's among them).

Do mechanical engineers earn more than other roles at Northrop Grumman?

Northrop Grumman's roles for mechanical engineers post a median $130k/yr, level with 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 mechanical engineers compare with the national wage?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the national median wage of mechanical engineers at $104k/yr (May 2025); Northrop Grumman's posted median, $130k/yr, is 25% above 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 mechanical engineers?

Its open roles for mechanical engineers are in Redondo Beach, CA (13), Dulles, VA (6), Gilbert, AZ (5), Annapolis, MD (4) and Corinne, UT (4). By place, they post a median of $143k/yr in Redondo Beach, CA, $129k/yr in Dulles, VA and $90.1k/yr in Gilbert, AZ.