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Fire Alarm & Life Safety salary in New York City and New Jersey

Fire Alarm & Life Safety jobs pay a median of $100,000 a year. Most fall between $84,000 and $150,000. That is based on 12 job ads from 5 employers on this board, each with its pay range posted.

Median
$100,000
Middle of each pay range
Typical range
$84,000 to $150,000
Middle half of job ads
Full range
$41,000 to $215,000
Lowest and highest posted

Hourly pay is counted at 2,080 hours a year. New York City requires a good-faith pay range in every job ad, so these figures come straight from employers. They update as new jobs are posted.

Highest paying open Fire Alarm & Life Safety jobs

All 12 jobs

Principal Fire Protection Engineer

Jensen Hughes · New York, NY

$175k to $215k/yrChecked open todayFull timePE

Fire Sprinkler Service Technician (Union Local 696)

Johnson Controls · Totowa, NJ

$77.92/hrChecked open todayFull timeNICET II

Sr. Consultant, Fire Protection

Jensen Hughes · Woodstown, NJ

$140k to $160k/yrChecked open todayFull timePE

Sr. Consultant, Fire Protection

Jensen Hughes · New York, NY

$140k to $160k/yrChecked open todayFull timePE

Supervising Inspector, Fire Alarm Inspection Unit

FDNY (Fire Department of the City of New York) · Brooklyn, NY

$62k to $151k/yrChecked open todayFull time

Field Support Technician, Fire Alarm Programming (Remote)

Johnson Controls · New York, NY (Remote)

$45 to $62/hrChecked open todayFull timeNICET III

Fire Alarm Field Inspector

SOCOTEC · New York, NY

$80k to $105k/yrChecked open todayFull timeNICET INICET II

Deputy Chief Inspector, Suppression Unit (Sprinkler/Standpipe)

FDNY (Fire Department of the City of New York) · Brooklyn, NY

$72k to $99k/yrChecked open todayFull time

Field Inspector, Fire Alarms (Associate Inspector Electrical L2)

FDNY (Fire Department of the City of New York) · Brooklyn, NY

$71k to $99k/yrChecked open todayFull time

Fire Service Technician (Union)

Johnson Controls · New York, NY

$39.45/hrChecked open todayFull timeNICET II
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