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

A Fire Life Safety Technician's salary grows with experience: starting around $43,225 for beginners, reaching about $45,016 at mid-level, and approach $47,100 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Fire Life Safety Technician?

Fire Life Safety Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Fire Life Safety Technician roles are District of Columbia $49,094, California $48,908, Massachusetts $48,256. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Fire Life Safety Technician roles make?

Salaries for Fire Life Safety Technician level roles vary by specialization: Fire Life Safety Director: $150,232; Fire And Life Safety Director: $148,612; Fire Safety Coordinator: $102,037; FIRE & SAFETY MANAGER: $100,138; Fire Captain: $85,386.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Fire Life Safety Technician roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Fire Life Safety Technician Salary in the United States

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

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Fire Life Safety Technician in the United States is $44,341 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $52,663
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $39,616 to $48,697
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $35,315

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Fire Life Safety Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$48,697	$4,058	$936	$23
Average	$44,341	$3,695	$853	$21
25th Percentile	$39,616	$3,301	$762	$19

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Key Factors That Influence Fire Life Safety Technician Salaries

A Fire Life Safety Technician'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Fire Life Safety Technician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Fire Life Safety Technician'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): $43,225
Early Career (1-2 years): $43,356
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $45,016
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $46,961
Expert (over 8 years): $47,100

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Fire Life Safety Technician	$43,225
Intermediate Level Fire Life Safety Technician	$43,356
Senior Level Fire Life Safety Technician	$45,016
Specialist Level Fire Life Safety Technician	$46,961
Expert Level Fire Life Safety Technician	$47,100

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How Do Fire Life Safety Technician 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 Life Safety Technicians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $49,094.
California: $48,908.
Massachusetts: $48,256.

District of Columbia $49,094

California $48,908

Massachusetts $48,256

Washington $48,079

New Jersey $48,061

Alaska $47,999

Connecticut $47,387

New York $47,138

Hawaii $46,345

Rhode Island $45,972

Maryland $45,720

Minnesota $45,374

Colorado $45,241

Illinois $45,196

Oregon $45,028

Delaware $44,904

New Hampshire $44,826

Virginia $44,651

Pennsylvania $44,141

Nevada $43,884

North Dakota $43,800

Michigan $43,667

Wisconsin $43,618

Vermont $43,520

Texas $43,250

Maine $43,232

Arizona $43,205

Ohio $43,174

Georgia $42,767

Indiana $42,563

Wyoming $42,523

Utah $42,461

Iowa $42,434

Kansas $42,221

Louisiana $42,159

North Carolina $42,137

Missouri $42,128

Florida $41,955

Montana $41,862

Nebraska $41,773

Kentucky $41,725

South Carolina $41,547

Tennessee $41,436

Idaho $41,392

New Mexico $41,068

Oklahoma $40,997

Alabama $40,736

South Dakota $40,297

Arkansas $40,057

West Virginia $39,929

Mississippi $39,543

Top Paying Cities for Fire Life Safety Technicians

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: $55,927
San Francisco: $55,377
Oakland: $54,149

San Jose, CA $55,927

San Francisco, CA $55,377

Oakland, CA $54,149

New York, NY $51,386

Queens Village, NY $51,054

Paramus, NJ $50,699

Passaic, NJ $50,655

Bergenfield, NJ $50,610

Stamford, CT $50,544

Huntington, NY $50,500

Newark, NJ $50,211

Bridgeport, CT $50,123

New Brunswick, NJ $49,976

Vallejo, CA $49,883

Middlesex, NJ $49,857

Somerset, NJ $49,817

Petaluma, CA $49,715

Santa Cruz, CA $49,542

Boston, MA $49,453

Monterey, CA $49,231

Fairbanks, AK $49,200

Los Angeles, CA $49,116

Washington, DC $49,094

Seattle, WA $49,014

Santa Rosa, CA $49,005

Juneau, AK $48,877

Orange, CA $48,730

Anchorage, AK $48,651

Anaheim, CA $48,619

Santa Ana, CA $48,553

Nassau, NY $48,526

Long Beach, CA $48,509

Danbury, CT $48,495

Santa Maria, CA $48,345

Everett, WA $48,336

Bremerton, WA $48,118

Trenton, NJ $48,034

Sacramento, CA $48,016

San Diego, CA $47,994

Brockton, MA $47,977

Tacoma, WA $47,959

Santa Barbara, CA $47,897

Lowell, MA $47,719

New Suffolk, NY $47,702

Nashua, NH $47,648

Lompoc, CA $47,577

Ventura, CA $47,533

Stockton, CA $47,520

New Haven, CT $47,431

Atlantic City, NJ $47,316

Hartford, CT $47,218

Modesto, CA $47,196

Poughkeepsie, NY $47,099

New Britain, CT $47,076

Olympia, WA $47,014

Kennewick, WA $47,014

New London, CT $47,005

Norwich, CT $46,992

Lawrence, MA $46,970

Bakersfield, CA $46,846

Riverside, CA $46,784

New Bedford, MA $46,784

Richland, WA $46,739

Portsmouth, NH $46,704

Vineland, NJ $46,695

San Bernardino, CA $46,660

Boulder, CO $46,535

Worcester, MA $46,500

Portland, OR $46,460

Saint Paul, MN $46,407

Minneapolis, MN $46,407

Philadelphia, PA $46,345

Honolulu, HI $46,110

Springfield, MA $45,955

Providence, RI $45,950

Chicago, IL $45,822

Bellingham, WA $45,768

Baltimore, MD $45,720

Chico, CA $45,609

Wilmington, DE $45,533

Pittsfield, MA $45,489

Manchester, NH $45,405

Spokane, WA $45,210

Denver, CO $45,205

Albany, NY $44,997

Troy, NY $44,979

Schenectady, NY $44,886

Burlington, VT $44,788

Portland, ME $44,633

Salem, OR $44,598

Yakima, WA $44,589

Ann Arbor, MI $44,576

Rochester, MN $44,451

Fresno, CA $44,429

Reno, NV $44,429

Milwaukee, WI $44,389

Detroit, MI $44,345

Allentown, PA $44,332

Carson City, NV $44,327

Houston, TX $44,261

Colorado Springs, CO $44,256

Syracuse, NY $44,234

Eugene, OR $44,150

Bismarck, ND $44,097

Gary, IN $44,097

Galveston, TX $44,097

Springfield, OR $44,061

Medford, OR $43,955

Fort Collins, CO $43,937

Austin, TX $43,902

Mesa, AZ $43,809

Phoenix, AZ $43,800

Dallas, TX $43,786

Reading, PA $43,760

Saint Cloud, MN $43,742

Concord, NH $43,702

Madison, WI $43,684

Utica, NY $43,565

Raleigh, NC $43,529

Las Vegas, NV $43,525

Rochester, NY $43,494

Des Moines, IA $43,489

Atlanta, GA $43,418

Battle Creek, MI $43,405

Salt Lake City, UT $43,392

Lancaster, PA $43,325

Champaign, IL $43,316

Harrisburg, PA $43,263

Durham, NC $43,223

Kansas City, MO $43,219

Kansas City, KS $43,210

Fort Worth, TX $43,205

Boca Raton, FL $43,188

Cleveland, OH $43,183

Columbus, OH $43,174

Pittsburgh, PA $43,170

Richmond, VA $43,152

Indianapolis, IN $43,143

Cincinnati, OH $43,086

Petersburg, VA $43,019

Billings, MT $42,922

Lansing, MI $42,922

Huntsville, AL $42,922

Lebanon, PA $42,917

Dayton, OH $42,913

Pueblo, CO $42,913

Appleton, WI $42,900

Buffalo, NY $42,882

Racine, WI $42,860

Charlotte, NC $42,855

Saint Louis, MO $42,842

Springfield, IL $42,824

Elkhart, IN $42,815

York, PA $42,815

Gastonia, NC $42,811

Benton Harbor, MI $42,811

Beaumont, TX $42,784

Lorain, OH $42,775

Toledo, OH $42,758

Binghamton, NY $42,735

Rock Hill, SC $42,731

Rockford, IL $42,709

Fargo, ND $42,687

Elyria, OH $42,687

Flagstaff, AZ $42,656

Fort Lauderdale, FL $42,629

Miami, FL $42,602

Duluth, MN $42,532

Bangor, ME $42,474

Cedar Rapids, IA $42,425

Louisville, KY $42,403

Grand Rapids, MI $42,394

Hialeah, FL $42,390

Casper, WY $42,328

Scranton, PA $42,274

New Orleans, LA $42,261

Virginia Beach, VA $42,257

Akron, OH $42,234

Peoria, IL $42,177

Sarasota, FL $42,168

Green Bay, WI $42,137

Baton Rouge, LA $42,115

Charleston, SC $42,106

Nashville, TN $42,093

Jamestown, NY $42,084

Davenport, IA $42,084

Tucson, AZ $42,061

Cheyenne, WY $42,048

Saint Petersburg, FL $42,035

Tampa, FL $42,026

Omaha, NE $42,017

Port Arthur, TX $41,999

Evansville, IN $41,999

Bradenton, FL $41,982

Santa Fe, NM $41,902

Orlando, FL $41,858

Clearwater, FL $41,809

Canton, OH $41,716

La Crosse, WI $41,716

Grand Forks, ND $41,702

Albuquerque, NM $41,689

Tulsa, OK $41,689

Newport News, VA $41,685

High Point, NC $41,671

Ogden, UT $41,654

Corpus Christi, TX $41,618

Laramie, WY $41,591

Norfolk, VA $41,591

Rock Island, IL $41,565

Saginaw, MI $41,556

Jacksonville, FL $41,552

Salisbury, NC $41,543

Memphis, TN $41,534

Moline, IL $41,512

Fort Myers, FL $41,498

Waterloo, IA $41,441

Spartanburg, SC $41,396

Lincoln, NE $41,374

Fort Wayne, IN $41,365

Birmingham, AL $41,317

Cedar Falls, IA $41,308

Provo, UT $41,303

Springfield, OH $41,299

San Antonio, TX $41,290

Greensboro, NC $41,272

South Bend, IN $41,268

Winston Salem, NC $41,263

Boise, ID $41,250

Savannah, GA $41,219

Muskegon, MI $41,139

Lima, OH $41,086

Lake Charles, LA $41,068

Anderson, IN $41,059

Lexington, KY $41,046

Augusta, GA $41,033

Greenville, SC $41,033

Wichita, KS $40,993

Tuscaloosa, AL $40,993

Columbia, SC $40,953

Bloomington, IN $40,842

Roanoke, VA $40,816

Asheville, NC $40,758

Knoxville, TN $40,683

Shreveport, LA $40,678

Wilmington, NC $40,620

Frankfort, KY $40,536

Oklahoma City, OK $40,505

Chillicothe, OH $40,487

Longview, TX $40,483

Topeka, KS $40,470

Mobile, AL $40,403

Terre Haute, IN $40,385

Erie, PA $40,381

Altoona, PA $40,359

Melbourne, FL $40,346

Amarillo, TX $40,328

Killeen, TX $40,314

Fayetteville, AR $40,279

Sioux Falls, SD $40,248

Chattanooga, TN $40,221

Idaho Falls, ID $40,217

Gainesville, FL $40,124

Portsmouth, OH $40,102

Little Rock, AR $40,093

Lynchburg, VA $40,093

Lafayette, LA $40,075

Youngstown, OH $40,075

Temple, TX $40,057

Daytona Beach, FL $40,048

Clarksville, TN $40,044

Pensacola, FL $40,040

Hopkinsville, KY $39,907

Charleston, WV $39,902

Florence, SC $39,880

Sioux City, IA $39,853

Macon, GA $39,725

Tallahassee, FL $39,720

Fayetteville, NC $39,711

Waco, TX $39,703

Wichita Falls, TX $39,703

Pine Bluff, AR $39,685

Vincennes, IN $39,601

Lubbock, TX $39,583

Great Falls, MT $39,556

Alamogordo, NM $39,552

Abilene, TX $39,516

Rapid City, SD $39,459

Monroe, LA $39,459

Albany, GA $39,432

Huntington, WV $39,428

Jackson, MS $39,423

Greenville, MS $39,419

Parkersburg, WV $39,374

Montgomery, AL $39,366

Johnstown, PA $39,357

Springfield, MO $39,321

Biloxi, MS $39,299

Sumter, SC $39,206

Columbus, GA $39,202

Twin Falls, ID $39,175

Pascagoula, MS $39,117

Kingsport, TN $39,002

Gulfport, MS $38,989

Alexandria, LA $38,842

Fort Smith, AR $38,732

El Paso, TX $38,612

Helena, MT $38,554

Las Cruces, NM $38,412

Harlingen, TX $38,288

Pocatello, ID $38,248

Florence, AL $38,235

Brownsville, TX $38,226

Dothan, AL $38,155

Mcallen, TX $38,133

Columbus, MS $37,805

Altus, OK $37,601

Lawton, OK $37,517

Pierre, SD $37,357

What Skills Can Increase a Fire Life Safety Technician's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 2.97% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Product Quality (Mentioned in 3.68% Job Postings): Product quality refers to how well a product satisfies customer needs, serves its purpose and meets industry standards. When evaluating product quality, businesses consider several key factors, including whether a product solves a problem, works efficiently or suits customers' purposes.
Food Safety (Mentioned in 2.02% Job Postings): Applying procedures during food preparation, processing, storage, and distribution to ensure consumers are safe from foodborne illnesses.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	2.97%
Product Quality	3.68%
Food Safety	2.02%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

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 Life Safety Technician's salary.

Trading: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Trading	$48,775	10%
Leadership	$47,001	6%
Innovation	$46,558	5%
Decision Making	$46,114	4%
Flexibility	$46,114	4%
Safety Policies and Procedures	$46,114	4%

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How Education impacts a Fire Life Safety Technician's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Fire Life Safety Technicians enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Fire Life Safety Technician with a No Diploma is between $39,555 and $43,278).

Fire Life Safety Technician Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Fire Life Safety Technician

No Diploma 76.5%

High School 76.5%

Associates 5.9%

Bachelors 11.8%

Masters 5.9%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	76.5%
High School	76.5%
Associates	5.9%
Bachelors	11.8%
Masters	5.9%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Fire Life Safety Technician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Fire Life Safety Technician'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 January 01, 2026

$39,616

Average $44,341/year

$48,697

$3,301

Average $3,695/month

$4,058

$762

Average $853/week

$936

$19

Average $21/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$48,697	$4,058	$936	$23
Average	$44,341	$3,695	$853	$21
25th Percentile	$39,616	$3,301	$762	$19

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Salary Trends for Fire Life Safety Technician

Salaries for a Fire Life Safety Technician can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $42,252 in 2023 to around $42,289 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Fire Life Safety Technician salary trends, .

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$42,252

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2024	$42,404
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