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Northrop Grumman RF or Communications Engineer Salary

Northrop Grumman's 10 open roles for RF and communications engineers post a median $143k/yr, typically $138k–$211k/yr, from 10 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 RF and communications engineers: 10% above it
RF and communications engineers at every space company
median $174k/yr
Northrop Grumman: 18% below it
All US electronics engineers, except computer, May 2025
median $130k/yr
Northrop Grumman's postings: 10% above it
Highest posted top
$276k/yr
Senior Staff Semiconductor RF Test Engineer

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 RF or communications engineer pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Level II1Too few figures
Level III2Too few figures
Level IV and above2Too few figures
Staff1Too few figures
Principal or fellow4$143k/yr$141k–$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 RF and communications engineers

  • Gilbert, AZ2 roles
  • Linthicum, MD2 roles
  • Baltimore, MD1 role
  • Boulder, CO1 role
  • Dulles, VA1 role
  • Goleta, CA1 role
  • Huntsville, AL1 role
  • Redondo Beach, CA1 role

Open Northrop Grumman roles for RF and communications engineers, highest pay first

Updated 1 Nov 2026, 07:02 UTC

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Questions about Northrop Grumman pay for RF and communications engineers

How much does Northrop Grumman pay RF and communications engineers?

Northrop Grumman's open roles for RF and communications engineers post a median $143k/yr, typically $138k–$211k/yr, from 10 distinct pay figures in 10 of its 10 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 $276k/yr, for Senior Staff Semiconductor RF Test Engineer.

What does Northrop Grumman pay RF and communications engineers at each level?

By the level each title names: principal or fellow: a median $143k/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 RF and communications engineers more than other space companies?

Northrop Grumman's median, $143k/yr, is 18% below the $174k/yr median of the 576 open roles for RF and communications engineers at every space company we read (Northrop Grumman's among them).

Do RF and communications engineers earn more than other roles at Northrop Grumman?

Northrop Grumman's roles for RF and communications 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).

How does Northrop Grumman's pay for RF and communications engineers compare with the national wage?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the national median wage of electronics engineers, except computer at $130k/yr (May 2025); Northrop Grumman's posted median, $143k/yr, is 10% 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.