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Northrop Grumman Software Engineer Salary

Northrop Grumman's 71 open roles for software engineers post a median $137k/yr, typically $115k–$266k/yr, from 68 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 software engineers: 5% above it
Software engineers at every space company
median $168k/yr
Northrop Grumman: 18% below it
All US software developers, May 2025
median $136k/yr
Northrop Grumman's postings: 1% above it
Highest posted top
$289k/yr
Sr. Staff Software Engineer (CUDA/GPU)

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 software engineer pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Intern or co-op1Too few figures
Entry, associate or level I5$95.3k/yr$90.9k–$121k/yr
Level II12$115k/yr$113k–$138k/yr
Level III11$139k/yr$130k–$171k/yr
Level IV and above4$190k/yr$166k–$253k/yr
Lead5$182k/yr$143k–$282k/yr
Staff6$221k/yr$221k–$277k/yr
Principal or fellow18$139k/yr$130k–$200k/yr
Manager5$192k/yr$174k–$237k/yr
Title names no level4$136k/yr$123k–$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.

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 01:02 UTC

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Questions about Northrop Grumman pay for software engineers

How much does Northrop Grumman pay software engineers?

Northrop Grumman's open roles for software engineers post a median $137k/yr, typically $115k–$266k/yr, from 68 distinct pay figures in 68 of its 71 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 $289k/yr, for Sr. Staff Software Engineer (CUDA/GPU).

What does Northrop Grumman pay software engineers at each level?

By the level each title names: entry, associate or level I: a median $95.3k/yr (5 roles); level II: a median $115k/yr (12 roles); level III: a median $139k/yr (11 roles); level IV and above: a median $190k/yr (4 roles); lead: a median $182k/yr (5 roles); staff: a median $221k/yr (6 roles); principal or fellow: a median $139k/yr (18 roles); manager: a median $192k/yr (5 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 software engineers more than other space companies?

Northrop Grumman's median, $137k/yr, is 18% below the $168k/yr median of the 1,733 open roles for software engineers at every space company we read (Northrop Grumman's among them).

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

Northrop Grumman's roles for software engineers post a median $137k/yr, 5% 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 software engineers compare with the national wage?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the national median wage of software developers at $136k/yr (May 2025); Northrop Grumman's posted median, $137k/yr, is 1% 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 software engineers?

Its open roles for software engineers are in Colorado Springs, CO (14), Redondo Beach, CA (13), Aurora, CO (10), Dulles, VA (7) and Boulder, CO (5). By place, they post a median of $130k/yr in Colorado Springs, CO, $143k/yr in Redondo Beach, CA and $130k/yr in Aurora, CO.