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Northrop Grumman Systems Engineer Salary

Northrop Grumman's 121 open roles for systems engineers post a median $143k/yr, typically $115k–$254k/yr, from 116 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.

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Against other pay

Every Northrop Grumman role
median $132k/yr
Northrop Grumman's systems engineers: 8% above it
Systems engineers at every space company
median $152k/yr
Northrop Grumman: 6% below it
Highest posted top
$400k/yr
Director Systems Engineering 2 - I&S BU Chief Engineer/ Mission 1 SE&I IPT Lead

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 systems engineer pay by level

Level the title namesOpen rolesMedianTypical pay
Intern or co-op3$62.7k/yr$59.8k–$78.8k/yr
Entry, associate or level I3$92.4k/yr$89.5k–$124k/yr
Level II15$115k/yr$104k–$138k/yr
Level III24$143k/yr$143k–$171k/yr
Level IV and above20$178k/yr$170k–$266k/yr
Lead4$200k/yr$182k–$252k/yr
Staff7$211k/yr$209k–$266k/yr
Principal or fellow28$143k/yr$136k–$213k/yr
Manager3$201k/yr$201k–$280k/yr
Director, head or vice president3Too few figures
Title names no level11$115k/yr$115k–$163k/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, 04:02 UTC

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Questions about Northrop Grumman pay for systems engineers

How much does Northrop Grumman pay systems engineers?

Northrop Grumman's open roles for systems engineers post a median $143k/yr, typically $115k–$254k/yr, from 116 distinct pay figures in 119 of its 121 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 $400k/yr, for Director Systems Engineering 2 - I&S BU Chief Engineer/ Mission 1 SE&I IPT Lead.

What does Northrop Grumman pay systems engineers at each level?

By the level each title names: intern or co-op: a median $62.7k/yr (3 roles); entry, associate or level I: a median $92.4k/yr (3 roles); level II: a median $115k/yr (15 roles); level III: a median $143k/yr (24 roles); level IV and above: a median $178k/yr (20 roles); lead: a median $200k/yr (4 roles); staff: a median $211k/yr (7 roles); principal or fellow: a median $143k/yr (28 roles); manager: a median $201k/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 systems engineers more than other space companies?

Northrop Grumman's median, $143k/yr, is 6% below the $152k/yr median of the 1,408 open roles for systems engineers at every space company we read (Northrop Grumman's among them).

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

Northrop Grumman's roles for systems engineers post a median $143k/yr, 8% above the $132k/yr median of all its open roles that state pay (Northrop Grumman salaries compares every kind of work).

Where does Northrop Grumman hire systems engineers?

Its open roles for systems engineers are in Redondo Beach, CA (32), Dulles, VA (19), Chandler, AZ (10), Colorado Springs, CO (7) and Gilbert, AZ (7). By place, they post a median of $143k/yr in Redondo Beach, CA, $143k/yr in Dulles, VA and $138k/yr in Chandler, AZ.