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Java · San Diego

$128,600

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$128.6k Median
$142.5k 75th
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Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $132.8k – $213.4k · outliers off-axis
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Northrop Grumman

Sr Principal Software Engineer - Java

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Principal Software Engineer - Java

Northrop Grumman · United States-California-San Diego

$114,000 – $171,000 Northrop Grumman

Principal Software Engineer - Java Developer

Northrop Grumman · United States-California-San Diego

$114,000 – $171,000 Northrop Grumman

Software Engineer - Java Developer

Northrop Grumman · United States-California-San Diego

$91,800 – $137,600 Northrop Grumman

Software Engineer/Principal Software Engineer - JAVA

Northrop Grumman · United States-California-San Diego

$91,800 – $137,600 Northrop Grumman

Software Engineer/Principal Software Engineer - Java

Northrop Grumman · United States-California-San Diego

$91,800 – $137,600
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Full Stack Java Engineer III

MedImpact · San Diego, CA

$95,717 – $132,808

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