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Average Northrop Grumman software engineer salary

$85,745yearly

$48.2 hourly rate

Entry-level Northrop Grumman software engineer salary
$64,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Northrop Grumman pay software engineers?

The average salary for Northrop Grumman software engineers is $85,745 per year. Northrop Grumman software engineer salaries range between $64,000 to $113,000 per year. Northrop Grumman software engineers earn 14% less than the national average salary for software engineers of $100,260.

Location impacts how much a software engineer at Northrop Grumman can expect to make. Software engineers at Northrop Grumman make the most in Bellevue, WA, San Diego, CA, and Buffalo, NY.

How much does Northrop Grumman pay software engineers by location?

Northrop Grumman pays software engineers the most in Bellevue, WA, San Diego, CA, and Buffalo, NY. Additionally, cities like Ione and Washington also report highly competitive salaries for software engineers at Northrop Grumman.

Software engineer Northrop Grumman salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Bellevue, WA$104,194$50.09
2San Diego, CA$98,344$47.28
3Buffalo, NY$86,246$41.46
4Ione, OR$82,514$39.67
5Washington, DC$80,640$38.77
6Anchorage, AK$80,110$38.51
7Devens, MA$80,078$38.50
8Baltimore, MD$79,198$38.08
9Dulles Town Center, VA$78,737$37.85
10Downe, NJ$78,677$37.83

Highest-paid Northrop Grumman software engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Vice President Of Software Engineering$136,510$66-
2Software Director$127,651$61-
3Senior Software Engineer Manager$123,912$602
4Chief Software Architect$123,182$59-
5Software Development Manager$120,922$581
6Software Engineering Manager$118,788$5728
7Systems Engineer Staff$116,590$5641
8Java Architect$114,574$55-
9Senior/Lead Developer$114,026$55-
10Lead Architect/Developer$112,980$54-

Recent salaries for software engineers at northrop grumman

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Software Engineer (C/C++ Programming and ADA Desired)Los Angeles, CA06/26/2025$84,900
Software Engineer (*Active DOD Ts/Sci Required)Enon, VA06/13/2025$81,300
Engineer Software/Principal Engineer Software (Infrastructure)Melbourne, FL06/11/2025$95,300
Engineer Software/Principal Engineer Software (AHT)Bellevue, NE05/28/2025$95,300
Modeling and Simulation Software Engineer (14762)Colorado Springs, CO05/20/2025$81,300

Software engineer salary at Northrop Grumman competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Cisco$125,255$60492
2Booz Allen Hamilton$102,309$49432
3Boeing$100,197$48354
4Scaled Composites$98,688$47-
5SpaceX$98,281$47120
6Intel$98,143$4778
7General Atomics$96,329$4667
8Pratt & Whitney$95,913$463
9Sierra Nevada$94,943$4628
10United Service Technologies$92,676$45-
11Lockheed Martin$91,650$44619
12Blue Origin$91,402$44132
13United Space Alliance$90,458$43-
14Collins Aerospace$90,433$43-
15SAIC$90,099$43201
16GE Aviation$90,084$43-
17Teledyne Technologies Incorporated$88,892$4326
18SLM Technologies$87,056$42-
19Raytheon Technologies$85,809$41177
20Computer Science Corporation$81,214$39-

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