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Northrop Grumman Quality Engineer or Inspector Salary

Northrop Grumman's 67 open roles for quality engineers and inspectors post a median $99.5k/yr, typically $81.5k–$173k/yr, from 61 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 quality engineers and inspectors: 23% below it
Quality engineers and inspectors at every space company
median $128k/yr
Northrop Grumman: 22% below it
Highest posted top
$263k/yr
Manager Mission Assurance 3

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 quality engineer or inspector pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Entry, associate or level I8$68.5k/yr$61.1k–$93.5k/yr
Level II28$90.1k/yr$73.8k–$135k/yr
Level III14$112k/yr$101k–$153k/yr
Level IV and above2Too few figures
Staff1Too few figures
Principal or fellow7$118k/yr$118k–$171k/yr
Manager4$155k/yr$142k–$244k/yr
Title names no level3$104k/yr$102k–$135k/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 quality engineers and inspectors

  • Corinne, UT14 roles, median $90.1k/yr
  • Chandler, AZ6 roles, median $90.1k/yr
  • Magna, UT6 roles, median $90.6k/yr
  • Dulles, VA5 roles, median $130k/yr
  • Redondo Beach, CA5 roles, median $115k/yr
  • Oxnard, CA4 roles, median $104k/yr
  • San Diego, CA4 roles, median $105k/yr
  • Clearfield, UT3 roles, median $112k/yr
  • Devens, MA2 roles

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 06:02 UTC

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Questions about Northrop Grumman pay for quality engineers and inspectors

How much does Northrop Grumman pay quality engineers and inspectors?

Northrop Grumman's open roles for quality engineers and inspectors post a median $99.5k/yr, typically $81.5k–$173k/yr, from 61 distinct pay figures in 66 of its 67 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 $263k/yr, for Manager Mission Assurance 3.

What does Northrop Grumman pay quality engineers and inspectors at each level?

By the level each title names: entry, associate or level I: a median $68.5k/yr (8 roles); level II: a median $90.1k/yr (28 roles); level III: a median $112k/yr (14 roles); principal or fellow: a median $118k/yr (7 roles); manager: a median $155k/yr (4 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 quality engineers and inspectors more than other space companies?

Northrop Grumman's median, $99.5k/yr, is 22% below the $128k/yr median of the 928 open roles for quality engineers and inspectors at every space company we read (Northrop Grumman's among them).

Do quality engineers and inspectors earn more than other roles at Northrop Grumman?

Northrop Grumman's roles for quality engineers and inspectors post a median $99.5k/yr, 23% 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 quality engineers and inspectors?

Its open roles for quality engineers and inspectors are in Corinne, UT (14), Chandler, AZ (6), Magna, UT (6), Dulles, VA (5) and Redondo Beach, CA (5). By place, they post a median of $90.1k/yr in Corinne, UT, $90.1k/yr in Chandler, AZ and $90.6k/yr in Magna, UT.