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Northrop Grumman Security Professional Salary

Northrop Grumman's 20 open roles for security professionals post a median $116k/yr, typically $84.1k–$220k/yr, from 19 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 security professionals: 11% below it
Security professionals at every space company
median $116k/yr
Northrop Grumman: level with it
Highest posted top
$229k/yr
Industrial Security Manager - Level 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 security professional pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Level II4$81.9k/yr$75.9k–$102k/yr
Level III8$110k/yr$97.4k–$141k/yr
Level IV and above5$165k/yr$142k–$220k/yr
Manager3$163k/yr$141k–$223k/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.

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 07:01 UTC

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Questions about Northrop Grumman pay for security professionals

How much does Northrop Grumman pay security professionals?

Northrop Grumman's open roles for security professionals post a median $116k/yr, typically $84.1k–$220k/yr, from 19 distinct pay figures in 20 of its 20 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 $229k/yr, for Industrial Security Manager - Level 3.

What does Northrop Grumman pay security professionals at each level?

By the level each title names: level II: a median $81.9k/yr (4 roles); level III: a median $110k/yr (8 roles); level IV and above: a median $165k/yr (5 roles); manager: a median $163k/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 security professionals more than other space companies?

Northrop Grumman's median, $116k/yr, is level with the $116k/yr median of the 113 open roles for security professionals at every space company we read (Northrop Grumman's among them).

Do security professionals earn more than other roles at Northrop Grumman?

Northrop Grumman's roles for security professionals post a median $116k/yr, 11% 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 security professionals?

Its open roles for security professionals are in Dulles, VA (5), Linthicum, MD (4), Redondo Beach, CA (3), Chandler, AZ (2) and Aurora, CO (1). By place, they post a median of $147k/yr in Dulles, VA, $139k/yr in Linthicum, MD and $68.5k/yr in Redondo Beach, CA.