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Northrop Grumman Mission or Launch Operations Engineer Salary

Northrop Grumman's 17 open roles for mission and launch operations engineers post a median $143k/yr, typically $115k–$224k/yr, from 17 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 mission and launch operations engineers: 10% above it
Mission and launch operations engineers at every space company
median $140k/yr
Northrop Grumman: 2% above it
Highest posted top
$266k/yr
System Engineer Level 5 - Mission Operations SME

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 mission or launch operations engineer pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Level II5$115k/yr$99.1k–$138k/yr
Level III6$143k/yr$133k–$171k/yr
Level IV and above3$170k/yr$162k–$253k/yr
Lead2Too 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.

Where Northrop Grumman hires mission and launch operations engineers

  • Redondo Beach, CA6 roles, median $143k/yr
  • Colorado Springs, CO3 roles, median $130k/yr
  • Chantilly, VA2 roles
  • Gilbert, AZ2 roles
  • Grand Forks, ND1 role
  • Huntsville, AL1 role
  • Linthicum, MD1 role
  • Rolling Meadows, IL1 role

Open Northrop Grumman roles for mission and launch operations engineers, highest pay first

Updated 31 Oct 2026, 08:02 UTC

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Questions about Northrop Grumman pay for mission and launch operations engineers

How much does Northrop Grumman pay mission and launch operations engineers?

Northrop Grumman's open roles for mission and launch operations engineers post a median $143k/yr, typically $115k–$224k/yr, from 17 distinct pay figures in 17 of its 17 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 System Engineer Level 5 - Mission Operations SME.

What does Northrop Grumman pay mission and launch operations engineers at each level?

By the level each title names: level II: a median $115k/yr (5 roles); level III: a median $143k/yr (6 roles); level IV and above: a median $170k/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 mission and launch operations engineers more than other space companies?

Northrop Grumman's median, $143k/yr, is 2% above the $140k/yr median of the 391 open roles for mission and launch operations engineers at every space company we read (Northrop Grumman's among them).

Do mission and launch operations engineers earn more than other roles at Northrop Grumman?

Northrop Grumman's roles for mission and launch operations engineers post a median $143k/yr, 10% above 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 mission and launch operations engineers?

Its open roles for mission and launch operations engineers are in Redondo Beach, CA (6), Colorado Springs, CO (3), Chantilly, VA (2), Gilbert, AZ (2) and Grand Forks, ND (1). By place, they post a median of $143k/yr in Redondo Beach, CA and $130k/yr in Colorado Springs, CO.