Does Northrop Grumman pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Northrop Grumman employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Northrop Grumman. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Northrop Grumman?

76% of Northrop Grumman employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Northrop Grumman 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Northrop Grumman?

Software Engineer (699) , Systems Engineer (613) , Engineer (283) , Mechanical Engineer (221) , Intern (165) , Program Manager (150) , Associate Software Engineer (145) , Project Manager (129) , Principal Systems Engineer (121) , Manufacturing Engineer (115) , Principal Software Engineer (101) , Manager (94) , Associate Systems Engineer (92) , College Technical Intern (90) , Senior Software Engineer (87)

What are the pros of working at Northrop Grumman according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits and 401k." ((in 1368 reviews)); "So its a great for people who go from undergrad to grad school with minimal experience and can get a well" ((in 1063 reviews)); "good pay and I learned a few new things which was fun." ((in 965 reviews)); "You can have a good work/life balance while you are there since you usually get paid more for overtime which is typically at your discretion." ((in 949 reviews)); "You can work on very interesting projects and make a good salary working for Northrop Grumman." ((in 321 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Northrop Grumman according to real employee reviews?

"Management can be poor and unorganized" ((in 605 reviews)); "The job postings are very misleading and managers do not understand how to construct an effective team." ((in 326 reviews)); "Raises are small unless you move from one job to another and you get a "raise" at the new position within the company." ((in 180 reviews)); "Incompetent upper management due to cronyism and nepotism." ((in 167 reviews)); "Poor communication through the chain and different disciplines." ((in 68 reviews))

What are employees saying about Northrop Grumman layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Northrop Grumman layoffs and their outlook for job security at Northrop Grumman in 2026.

Northrop Grumman reviews

3.8

76% would recommend to a friend

(13,337 total reviews)

Kathy Warden

81% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

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Northrop Grumman has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 13,337 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Northrop Grumman employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Luft- & Raumfahrt, Verteidigung industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

13K reviews

4.0

Nov 23, 2022

Good Pay, Difficult Work Culture

Material program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High Salary, Interesting work, Fast Pace Environment Promotion potential Hard Workers in Some Areas

Cons

Work/Life balance is very poor, having PTO is a sick joke and you will often be asked to work through it or cancel it for upcoming projects Culture is the biggest con. This is a very engineering oriented culture and leadership is entirely made up of older generation white men. Screaming, cursing, and personal verbal attacks are the norm in business discourse. You can expect to hear a decent amount of sexism and racism and a bunch of homophobia too. You just have to learn to take it on the chin largely. There are good people working on changing this but the controlling groups are still very unchanged.

1.0

Oct 4, 2022

Poor treatment

Aircraft structure mechanic

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Unless you get in what's known as the good old boys club there it's a dead end job.

Cons

Find jobs else where. Company will break you down, and is just getting worse.

1.0

Aug 30, 2022

Toxic cesspit

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I can't think of a single reason to work here.

Cons

Cons include, but are not limited to; retaliatory coworkers, an HR department that does nothing, rampant discrimination against women, a widespread white supremacist problem, occupational safety issues such as disturbing quantities of mold and failure to provide hearing protection, export control violations, racism, and abilism.

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