What are the main factors that influence a Fire Safety Engineer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Fire Safety Engineer's salary?

A Fire Safety Engineer's salary grows with experience: a Marketing Specialist I (0-2 years)earns $53,774, a Marketing Specialist II (2-4 years)earns $71,510, a Fire Safety Engineer (4-7 years)earns $89,832, a Marketing Specialist IV (7+ years)earns $109,799, a Marketing Specialist V (7-10 years)earns $160,485,

What are the highest paying states for a Fire Safety Engineer?

Fire Safety Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Fire Safety Engineer roles are District of Columbia $97,169, California $96,800, Massachusetts $95,510. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Fire Safety Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Fire Safety Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Fire Safety Director: $145,580; Fire Safety Consultant: $104,258; Fire Safety Coordinator: $102,065; FIRE & SAFETY MANAGER: $100,126; Fire Captain: $85,409.

How do different companies affect a Fire Safety Engineer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Fire Safety Engineer roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Fire Safety Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does a Fire Safety Engineer make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Fire Safety Engineer in the United States is $87,761 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.

However, a Fire Safety Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $106,625
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $77,819 to $97,635
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $68,768

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Fire Safety Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$97,635	$8,136	$1,878	$47
Average	$87,761	$7,313	$1,688	$42
25th Percentile	$77,819	$6,485	$1,497	$37

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Key Factors That Influence Fire Safety Engineer Salaries

A Fire Safety Engineer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Fire Safety Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Fire Safety Engineer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $53,774
Early Career (1-2 years): $71,510
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $89,832
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $109,799
Expert (over 8 years): $160,485

Levels	Salary
Marketing... Level Fire Safety Engineer	$53,774
Marketing... Level Fire Safety Engineer	$71,510
Fire Safe... Level Fire Safety Engineer	$89,832
Marketing... Level Fire Safety Engineer	$109,799
Marketing... Level Fire Safety Engineer	$160,485

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How Do Fire Safety Engineer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Fire Safety Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $97,169.
California: $96,800.
Massachusetts: $95,510.

District of Columbia $97,169 California $96,800 Massachusetts $95,510 Washington $95,159 New Jersey $95,124 Alaska $95,001 Connecticut $93,790 New York $93,298

Hawaii $91,727 Rhode Island $90,990 Maryland $90,490 Minnesota $89,805 Colorado $89,542 Illinois $89,454 Oregon $89,121 Delaware $88,875

New Hampshire $88,721 Virginia $88,375 Pennsylvania $87,366 Nevada $86,857 North Dakota $86,690 Michigan $86,427 Wisconsin $86,330 Vermont $86,137

Texas $85,602 Maine $85,567 Arizona $85,514 Ohio $85,452 Georgia $84,645 Indiana $84,241 Wyoming $84,162 Utah $84,040

Iowa $83,987 Kansas $83,566 Louisiana $83,443 North Carolina $83,399 Missouri $83,381 Florida $83,039 Montana $82,855 Nebraska $82,679

Kentucky $82,583 South Carolina $82,232 Tennessee $82,012 Idaho $81,925 New Mexico $81,284 Oklahoma $81,143 Alabama $80,626 South Dakota $79,757

Arkansas $79,283 West Virginia $79,028 Mississippi $78,265

Top Paying Cities for Fire Safety Engineers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $110,692
San Francisco: $109,480
Oakland: $107,173

San Jose, CA $110,692

San Francisco, CA $109,480

Oakland, CA $107,173

New York, NY $101,047

Paramus, NJ $99,818

Queens Village, NY $99,814

Passaic, NJ $99,730

Bergenfield, NJ $99,722

Stamford, CT $99,529

Huntington, NY $99,493

Newark, NJ $98,845

Bridgeport, CT $98,660

Vallejo, CA $98,485

New Brunswick, NJ $98,450

Petaluma, CA $98,397

Middlesex, NJ $98,230

Somerset, NJ $98,169

Santa Cruz, CA $98,055

Boston, MA $97,520

Monterey, CA $97,212

Seattle, WA $97,011

Santa Rosa, CA $96,993

Los Angeles, CA $96,967

Juneau, AK $96,739

Washington, DC $96,642

Orange, CA $96,330

Santa Ana, CA $96,098

Long Beach, CA $96,010

Anaheim, CA $95,993

Anchorage, AK $95,949

Santa Maria, CA $95,685

Everett, WA $95,668

Danbury, CT $95,359

Bremerton, WA $95,238

Tacoma, WA $94,922

New Suffolk, NY $94,920

Sacramento, CA $94,896

Santa Barbara, CA $94,799

Trenton, NJ $94,702

San Diego, CA $94,702

Brockton, MA $94,606

Fairbanks, AK $94,391

Lompoc, CA $94,167

Lowell, MA $94,096

Ventura, CA $94,079

Nashua, NH $94,062

Stockton, CA $94,053

Modesto, CA $93,412

Poughkeepsie, NY $93,219

Olympia, WA $93,053

Kennewick, WA $93,053

New Haven, CT $93,017

Lawrence, MA $92,702

Hartford, CT $92,614

Riverside, CA $92,596

New Bedford, MA $92,508

Richland, WA $92,508

Bakersfield, CA $92,386

San Bernardino, CA $92,350

New Britain, CT $92,342

Atlantic City, NJ $92,342

New London, CT $92,307

Norwich, CT $92,280

Portsmouth, NH $92,263

Boulder, CO $92,077

Portland, OR $91,956

Worcester, MA $91,947

Minneapolis, MN $91,675

Philadelphia, PA $91,552

Honolulu, HI $91,262

Saint Paul, MN $91,220

Vineland, NJ $91,201

Providence, RI $90,946

Chicago, IL $90,692

Bellingham, WA $90,586

Springfield, MA $90,516

Baltimore, MD $90,490

Chico, CA $90,271

Pittsfield, MA $90,034

Manchester, NH $89,867

Spokane, WA $89,481

Denver, CO $89,472

Albany, NY $89,059

Troy, NY $89,024

Nassau, NY $88,930

Schenectady, NY $88,840

Wilmington, DE $88,770

Burlington, VT $88,647

Salem, OR $88,612

Portland, ME $88,340

Yakima, WA $88,252

Rochester, MN $87,980

Reno, NV $87,936

Fresno, CA $87,936

Milwaukee, WI $87,857

Detroit, MI $87,769

Ann Arbor, MI $87,754

Allentown, PA $87,743

Colorado Springs, CO $87,594

Syracuse, NY $87,550

Carson City, NV $87,550

Houston, TX $87,427

Eugene, OR $87,383

Gary, IN $87,278

Springfield, OR $87,208

Bismarck, ND $87,190

Galveston, TX $87,129

Medford, OR $86,997

Fort Collins, CO $86,962

Concord, NH $86,918

Austin, TX $86,892

Mesa, AZ $86,707

Reading, PA $86,699

Phoenix, AZ $86,690

Dallas, TX $86,664

Saint Cloud, MN $86,579

Madison, WI $86,462

Utica, NY $86,225

Rochester, NY $86,084

Des Moines, IA $86,076

Raleigh, NC $86,067

Atlanta, GA $85,935

Battle Creek, MI $85,909

Salt Lake City, UT $85,883

Lancaster, PA $85,751

Harrisburg, PA $85,628

Kansas City, MO $85,540

Champaign, IL $85,523

Kansas City, KS $85,523

Fort Worth, TX $85,514

Columbus, OH $85,499

Boca Raton, FL $85,479

Pittsburgh, PA $85,444

Richmond, VA $85,409

Indianapolis, IN $85,391

Cleveland, OH $85,382

Las Vegas, NV $85,277

Cincinnati, OH $85,277

Petersburg, VA $85,145

Huntsville, AL $85,014

Lansing, MI $84,955

Lebanon, PA $84,943

Pueblo, CO $84,935

Appleton, WI $84,908

Buffalo, NY $84,873

Dayton, OH $84,847

Racine, WI $84,829

Charlotte, NC $84,821

Saint Louis, MO $84,794

York, PA $84,742

Elkhart, IN $84,742

Gastonia, NC $84,725

Billings, MT $84,704

Beaumont, TX $84,680

Lorain, OH $84,663

Benton Harbor, MI $84,645

Toledo, OH $84,628

Binghamton, NY $84,584

Rock Hill, SC $84,575

Rockford, IL $84,531

Springfield, IL $84,496

Elyria, OH $84,487

Fargo, ND $84,487

Flagstaff, AZ $84,426

Fort Lauderdale, FL $84,373

Duluth, MN $84,320

Miami, FL $84,320

Cheyenne, WY $84,259

Grand Forks, ND $84,259

Bangor, ME $84,066

Cedar Rapids, IA $83,969

Durham, NC $83,932

Louisville, KY $83,925

Grand Rapids, MI $83,908

Hialeah, FL $83,899

Casper, WY $83,776

Scranton, PA $83,671

New Orleans, LA $83,645

Virginia Beach, VA $83,636

Akron, OH $83,592

Peoria, IL $83,478

Sarasota, FL $83,460

Nashville, TN $83,399

Omaha, NE $83,399

Green Bay, WI $83,399

Baton Rouge, LA $83,355

Charleston, SC $83,337

Jamestown, NY $83,294

Davenport, IA $83,294

Tucson, AZ $83,250

Saint Petersburg, FL $83,197

Tampa, FL $83,179

Evansville, IN $83,127

Port Arthur, TX $83,127

Bradenton, FL $83,092

Santa Fe, NM $82,934

Orlando, FL $82,776

Clearwater, FL $82,749

Canton, OH $82,565

La Crosse, WI $82,565

Albuquerque, NM $82,513

Newport News, VA $82,504

High Point, NC $82,477

Ogden, UT $82,442

Corpus Christi, TX $82,372

Norfolk, VA $82,319

Laramie, WY $82,319

Rock Island, IL $82,267

Saginaw, MI $82,249

Jacksonville, FL $82,240

Salisbury, NC $82,223

Boise, ID $82,205

Moline, IL $82,161

Fort Myers, FL $82,135

Memphis, TN $82,118

Tulsa, OK $82,074

Waterloo, IA $82,021

Spartanburg, SC $81,933

Lincoln, NE $81,889

Fort Wayne, IN $81,872

Provo, UT $81,863

Cedar Falls, IA $81,758

San Antonio, TX $81,723

Greensboro, NC $81,688

South Bend, IN $81,679

Savannah, GA $81,582

Muskegon, MI $81,547

Birmingham, AL $81,538

Winston Salem, NC $81,495

Lake Charles, LA $81,284

Anderson, IN $81,266

Lexington, KY $81,240

Augusta, GA $81,214

Greenville, SC $81,214

Lima, OH $81,143

Wichita, KS $81,135

Tuscaloosa, AL $81,135

Columbia, SC $81,056

Springfield, OH $81,038

Asheville, NC $80,898

Bloomington, IN $80,836

Knoxville, TN $80,520

Shreveport, LA $80,512

Wilmington, NC $80,397

Roanoke, VA $80,397

Topeka, KS $80,240

Frankfort, KY $80,230

Oklahoma City, OK $80,169

Chillicothe, OH $80,134

Longview, TX $80,125

Melbourne, FL $80,117

Sioux Falls, SD $79,976

Mobile, AL $79,967

Terre Haute, IN $79,932

Altoona, PA $79,880

Amarillo, TX $79,818

Killeen, TX $79,792

Fayetteville, AR $79,722

Chattanooga, TN $79,695

Sioux City, IA $79,616

Idaho Falls, ID $79,599

Lynchburg, VA $79,529

Gainesville, FL $79,415

Portsmouth, OH $79,371

Little Rock, AR $79,353

Lafayette, LA $79,318

Youngstown, OH $79,318

Daytona Beach, FL $79,265

Clarksville, TN $79,257

Pensacola, FL $79,248

Temple, TX $79,242

Hopkinsville, KY $78,985

Erie, PA $78,967

Florence, SC $78,932

Charleston, WV $78,791

Great Falls, MT $78,748

Macon, GA $78,625

Tallahassee, FL $78,616

Fayetteville, NC $78,598

Waco, TX $78,581

Helena, MT $78,519

Pine Bluff, AR $78,486

Vincennes, IN $78,379

Lubbock, TX $78,344

Alamogordo, NM $78,291

Twin Falls, ID $78,212

Rapid City, SD $78,186

Jackson, MS $78,028

Huntington, WV $78,022

Greenville, MS $78,019

Parkersburg, WV $77,930

Montgomery, AL $77,914

Wichita Falls, TX $77,826

Springfield, MO $77,826

Biloxi, MS $77,782

Monroe, LA $77,694

Johnstown, PA $77,633

Sumter, SC $77,598

Columbus, GA $77,589

Pascagoula, MS $77,422

Abilene, TX $77,422

Kingsport, TN $77,194

Albany, GA $77,194

Gulfport, MS $77,168

Alexandria, LA $76,878

Fort Smith, AR $76,659

El Paso, TX $76,422

Las Cruces, NM $76,027

Harlingen, TX $75,804

Pocatello, ID $75,790

Florence, AL $75,676

Brownsville, TX $75,658

Mcallen, TX $75,474

Dothan, AL $75,351

Columbus, MS $74,830

Altus, OK $74,421

Lawton, OK $74,254

Pierre, SD $73,938

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Analysis (Mentioned in 11.43% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Salesforce (Mentioned in 1.88% Job Postings): Designing and maintaining a cloud-based software that provides customer relationship management (CRM) service for a better experience.
Business Requirements (Mentioned in 1.59% Job Postings): Also known as stakeholder requirements specifications , describe the characteristics of a proposed system from the viewpoint of the system's end user. Often discussed in the context of developing or procuring software or other systems.

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Salesforce	1.88%
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Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Fire Safety Engineer's salary.

Python: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Marketing Operations: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Agile: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Python	$93,026	6%
Marketing Operations	$92,149	5%
Agile	$91,271	4%
User Stories	$90,393	3%
Tableau	$90,393	3%
Business Analytics	$90,393	3%

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Fire Safety Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Fire Safety Engineer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$77,819

Average $87,761/year

$97,635

$6,485

Average $7,313/month

$8,136

$1,497

Average $1,688/week

$1,878

$37

Average $42/hour

$47

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$97,635	$8,136	$1,878	$47
Average	$87,761	$7,313	$1,688	$42
25th Percentile	$77,819	$6,485	$1,497	$37

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Salaries for a Fire Safety Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $93,317 in 2023 to around $92,306 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Fire Safety Engineer salary trends, .

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