Fire Alarm Technician salary

Average fire alarm technician salary

$42,765

$20.56 hourly rate

Entry-level fire alarm technician salary
$31,000 yearly salary
Updated June 25, 2024

How much does a fire alarm technician make?

The average fire alarm technician salary in the United States is $42,765. Fire alarm technician salaries typically range between $31,000 and $57,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for fire alarm technicians is $20.56 per hour.

Fire alarm technician salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Fire alarm technicians earn the highest average salary in Indiana.

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Where can a Fire Alarm Technician earn more?

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Fire Alarm Technician salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Glassdoor, Ziprecruiter and Comparably, the average salary for a fire alarm technician typically falls between $42,765 and $61,520.
zippia
$42,765yearly
glassdoor[1]
$50,282yearly
comparably[2]
$61,520yearly
Salary.com[3]
$47,850yearly
ZipRecruiter[4]
$59,729yearly

Average fire alarm technician salary by state

The highest-paying states for fire alarm technicians are Indiana, Wisconsin, and Maine. The lowest average fire alarm technician salary states are Michigan, Louisiana, and Oregon.

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Highest paying states for fire alarm technicians

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1Maine$54,241$26.08
2Idaho$51,422$24.72
3Indiana$55,482$26.67
4Wisconsin$54,737$26.32
5West Virginia$48,390$23.26
6Utah$46,641$22.42
7Mississippi$45,547$21.90
8Kentucky$47,497$22.84
9Alabama$44,711$21.50
10Wyoming$42,637$20.50
11Colorado$44,425$21.36
12New York$49,504$23.80
13California$49,102$23.61
14Oklahoma$45,942$22.09
15Pennsylvania$47,670$22.92
16Missouri$45,565$21.91
17New Mexico$41,453$19.93
18Nebraska$44,916$21.59
19North Carolina$45,037$21.65
20Washington$46,990$22.59
21Virginia$42,945$20.65
22Iowa$38,094$18.31
23Arkansas$40,155$19.31
24Rhode Island$43,402$20.87
25Georgia$39,109$18.80
26Arizona$39,728$19.10
27Minnesota$42,365$20.37
28Alaska$30,986$14.90
29New Jersey$43,743$21.03
30Tennessee$37,363$17.96
31Ohio$40,973$19.70
32Kansas$38,336$18.43
33Illinois$38,860$18.68
34Texas$39,944$19.20
35Nevada$37,311$17.94
36Florida$36,401$17.50
37Connecticut$37,058$17.82
38Louisiana$34,786$16.72
39District of Columbia$42,763$20.56
40South Carolina$35,767$17.20
41Hawaii$38,341$18.43
42North Dakota$37,129$17.85
43Oregon$33,878$16.29
44Delaware$36,644$17.62
45Montana$27,827$13.38
46Vermont$35,110$16.88
47Massachusetts$36,401$17.50
48Maryland$36,373$17.49
49Michigan$34,900$16.78
50New Hampshire$35,872$17.25
51South Dakota$32,190$15.48

Highest paying cities for fire alarm technicians

The highest-paying cities for fire alarm technicians are Fort Wayne, IN, Fremont, CA, and New York, NY.

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1Fort Wayne, IN$55,877$26.86
2Fremont, CA$50,561$24.31
3New York, NY$49,529$23.81
4Bethlehem, PA$47,957$23.06
5Seattle, WA$46,849$22.52
6Salt Lake City, UT$46,513$22.36
7Tulsa, OK$45,859$22.05
8Charlotte, NC$44,801$21.54
9Colorado Springs, CO$44,751$21.51
10Arlington, VA$43,509$20.92
11Washington, DC$42,772$20.56
12Cleveland, OH$41,315$19.86
13San Antonio, TX$40,202$19.33
14Phoenix, AZ$39,770$19.12
15Atlanta, GA$39,168$18.83
16Memphis, TN$37,376$17.97
17Baltimore, MD$36,412$17.51
18Billerica, MA$36,236$17.42
19Columbia, SC$35,767$17.20
20Portland, OR$33,037$15.88

Fire Alarm Technician salary details

A fire alarm technician's salary ranges from $31,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $57,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Fire Alarm Technician Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a fire alarm technician's salary?

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90th Percentile$57,000$4,750$27
75th Percentile$49,000$4,083$24
Average$42,765$3,564$21
25th Percentile$36,000$3,000$17
10th Percentile$31,000$2,583$15

Highest paying fire alarm technician jobs

The highest paying types of fire alarm technicians are security technician, fire alarm mechanic, and security installation technician.

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Electronic Security Technician$43,446$3,621$20.8973,688
Installation And Service Technician$37,202$3,100$17.89125,640
Low Voltage Technician$39,605$3,300$19.0440,465
Security Installation Technician$45,891$3,824$22.0691,527
Installation Technician$38,043$3,170$18.29129,534
Security Technician$58,338$4,861$28.0592,807

Top companies hiring fire alarm technicians now:

  1. Siemens Jobs (18)
  2. Vivint Smart Home Jobs (8)
  3. Cintas Jobs (20)
  4. M.C. Dean Jobs (11)
  5. Adt LLC Jobs (17)

Which companies pay fire alarm technicians the most?

Fire alarm technician salaries at Siemens and Southcoast Health are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average fire alarm technician salary at companies like ProMedica Toledo Hospital and Rochester Institute of Technology are highly competitive.

Rank
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1Siemens$56,797$27.31
2Southcoast Health$55,761$26.81
3ProMedica Toledo Hospital$54,521$26.21
4Rochester Institute of Technology$54,471$26.19
5Cleveland Clinic$53,023$25.49
6Georgetown University$52,410$25.20
7Cornell University$52,380$25.18
8UC Merced$52,345$25.17
9EMCOR Group$51,728$24.87
10Tesla$51,488$24.75
11Georgia State University$49,572$23.83
12ADT Security Services$49,065$23.59
13Kiewit$48,082$23.12
14TechFlow$47,469$22.82
15Fluor Corporation$47,249$22.72
16University of Colorado Boulder$46,346$22.28
17CyberCoders$46,216$22.22
18Johnson Controls$46,103$22.16
19Medical University of South Carolina$45,520$21.88
20Trillium Staffing$45,358$21.81

Wage gap by gender, race and education

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Fire Alarm Technician salary by industry

The average fire alarm technician salary varies across industries:

  • The average fire alarm technician salary in the finance industry is $56,798, the highest of any industry.
  • The average fire alarm technician salary in the finance industry is $50,916.
  • Fire alarm technicians in the professional industry earn an average salary of $41,611, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for fire alarm technicians

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1Finance$56,798$27.31
2Government$50,916$24.48
3Technology$47,654$22.91
4Construction$42,578$20.47
5Professional$41,611$20.01

High Paying Fire Alarm Technician Jobs

Fire Alarm Technician salary trends

The average fire alarm technician salary has risen by $9,571 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average fire alarm technician earned $33,194 annually, but today, they earn $42,765 a year. That works out to a 15% change in pay for fire alarm technicians over the last decade.

Compare fire alarm technician salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average fire alarm technician salary over time

Compare fire alarm technician salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

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Fire Alarm Technician salary by year

Year
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2024$42,800$20.56+3.9%
2023$41,100$19.76+3.6%
2022$39,600$19.05+3.2%
2021$38,300$18.43+2.9%
2020$37,200$17.89+2.1%

Recently added fire alarm technician salaries

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Job Listingsallied UniversalSecurity Fire Alarm Service TechnicianMadison, AL07/04/2023$43,827
Cleveland ClinicFire Alarm Technician ICleveland, OH06/30/2023$43,347
Texas LightingElectrician/Fire Alarm InstallerSan Antonio, TX06/30/2023$37,566
Evergreen Fire and SecurityEl06 Fire Alarm TechnicianTacoma, WA06/30/2023$79,306
CertasiteFire Alarm & Suppression Technician SeniorFranklin, WI06/30/2023$54,262
Wachter, Inc.Fire Alarm Project TechnicianNorfolk, VA06/29/2023$41,740
Wachter, Inc.Fire Alarm Project TechnicianDenver, CO06/29/2023$41,740
Wachter, Inc.Fire Alarm Project TechnicianSaint Louis, MO06/29/2023$52,175
Wachter, Inc.Fire Alarm Project TechnicianBoise, ID06/29/2023$52,175
Wachter, Inc.Fire Alarm Project TechnicianOklahoma City, OK06/29/2023$52,175

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