Northrop Grumman systems engineer salary

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Average Northrop Grumman systems engineer salary

$78,796yearly

$39.82 hourly rate

Entry-level Northrop Grumman systems engineer salary

$61,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Northrop Grumman pay systems engineers?

The average salary for Northrop Grumman systems engineers is $78,796 per year. Northrop Grumman systems engineer salaries range between $61,000 to $101,000 per year. Northrop Grumman systems engineers earn 5% less than the national average salary for systems engineers of $82,834.

Location impacts how much a systems engineer at Northrop Grumman can expect to make. Systems engineers at Northrop Grumman make the most in Bellevue, WA, San Diego, CA, and Washington, DC.

How much does Northrop Grumman pay systems engineers by location?

Northrop Grumman pays systems engineers the most in Bellevue, WA, San Diego, CA, and Washington, DC. Additionally, cities like Baltimore and Bellevue also report highly competitive salaries for systems engineers at Northrop Grumman.

Systems engineer Northrop Grumman salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Bellevue, WA	$89,156	$42.86
2	San Diego, CA	$86,693	$41.68
3	Washington, DC	$81,860	$39.36
4	Baltimore, MD	$81,122	$39.00
5	Bellevue, NE	$80,662	$38.78
6	Anchorage, AK	$80,255	$38.58
7	Ione, OR	$80,140	$38.53
8	Dulles Town Center, VA	$79,383	$38.16
9	Nellis Air Force Base, NV	$77,636	$37.33
10	Boise, ID	$77,400	$37.21

Highest-paid Northrop Grumman systems engineers by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Director Of Systems Engineering	$156,743	$75	3
2	Information Technology Systems Director	$143,590	$69	-
3	Senior Staff Systems Engineer	$128,421	$62	12
4	Lead Unix Systems Administrator	$125,993	$61	-
5	Manager, Systems Engineering	$122,837	$59	24
6	Systems Manager	$122,821	$59	2
7	Information Technology Systems Manager	$121,945	$59	-
8	Manager, Systems And Technology	$120,436	$58	-
9	Network Support Manager	$117,381	$56	-
10	Systems Engineer Staff	$116,590	$56	35

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Recent salaries for systems engineers at northrop grumman

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Factory Automation Systems Engineer (245868)	Linthicum, MD	06/28/2025	$85,400
Sentinel-Systems Engineer (MS&A) 14690	Roy, UT	06/26/2025	$77,200
Sentinel-Systems Engineer (MS&A) 14690	Huntsville, AL	06/26/2025	$77,200
Systems Engineer (*Active Ts/Sci Required)	Enon, VA	06/25/2025	$81,300
**Sentinel-Systems Engineer	Colorado Springs, CO	06/20/2025	$77,200

Systems engineer salary at Northrop Grumman competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Cisco	$128,840	$62	401
2	Intel	$96,885	$47	22
3	Booz Allen Hamilton	$93,932	$45	292
4	General Atomics	$93,814	$45	106
5	SAIC	$92,190	$44	363
6	United Service Technologies	$88,623	$43	-
7	Sierra Nevada	$88,473	$43	43
8	United Space Alliance	$87,069	$42	-
9	Collins Aerospace	$83,973	$40	4
10	Pratt & Whitney	$83,862	$40	-
11	SpaceX	$82,938	$40	95
12	Scaled Composites	$82,405	$40	2
13	GE Aviation	$81,930	$39	-
14	Boeing	$81,387	$39	341
15	Teledyne Technologies Incorporated	$80,689	$39	13
16	Blue Origin	$80,494	$39	180
17	SLM Technologies	$79,079	$38	-
18	Lockheed Martin	$77,223	$37	850
19	Computer Science Corporation	$76,671	$37	-
20	Raytheon Technologies	$73,778	$35	297

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