Pay by state · 45 states
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineer Salary by State (2026)
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers earn the most in California at $131,540 a year and the least in West Virginia at $76,700 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $115,160. All 45 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $131,540California
- National median
- $115,160BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $76,700West Virginia
- States reporting
- 45of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineer salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of fire-prevention and protection engineers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CACalifornia | $131,540 | $103,460 | $161,160 | 2,470 | $118,804 |
| 2 | MAMassachusetts | $131,210 | $102,940 | $175,410 | 750 | $124,067 |
| 3 | NHNew Hampshire | $130,500 | $84,870 | $152,360 | 80 | $125,282 |
| 4 | OHOhio | $129,560 | $108,800 | $144,210 | 650 | $139,651 |
| 5 | WAWashington | $126,590 | $106,390 | $162,660 | 420 | $118,294 |
| 6 | TXTexas | $123,440 | $99,020 | $154,600 | 4,320 | $127,183 |
| 7 | PAPennsylvania | $121,730 | $82,020 | $151,970 | 490 | $124,759 |
| 8 | NVNevada | $121,660 | $93,950 | $144,070 | 80 | $121,686 |
| 9 | COColorado | $120,950 | $99,790 | $159,850 | 210 | $117,368 |
| 10 | MNMinnesota | $120,050 | $95,200 | $143,420 | 220 | $121,729 |
| 11 | NJNew Jersey | $119,370 | $97,990 | $139,350 | 430 | $109,710 |
| 12 | LALouisiana | $118,490 | $82,800 | $139,710 | 370 | $134,332 |
| 13 | DEDelaware | $118,440 | $94,280 | $145,230 | 50 | $118,668 |
| 14 | OROregon | $116,020 | $96,280 | $139,100 | 180 | $112,247 |
| 15 | CTConnecticut | $115,640 | $94,320 | $134,360 | 270 | $111,611 |
| 16 | ILIllinois | $111,370 | $93,020 | $137,360 | 230 | $111,417 |
| 17 | MDMaryland | $110,950 | $91,150 | $148,640 | 520 | $105,708 |
| 18 | MIMichigan | $107,780 | $89,150 | $135,600 | 720 | $112,018 |
| 19 | KYKentucky | $107,760 | $89,740 | $135,160 | 300 | $119,522 |
| 20 | UTUtah | $106,980 | $81,990 | $140,730 | 260 | $108,209 |
| 21 | NCNorth Carolina | $106,800 | $89,930 | $119,600 | 480 | $113,224 |
| 22 | AZArizona | $106,370 | $87,250 | $135,810 | 180 | $105,655 |
| 23 | IAIowa | $106,350 | $79,060 | $136,660 | 230 | $121,180 |
| 24 | GAGeorgia | $105,880 | $83,500 | $133,720 | 350 | $109,956 |
| 25 | ALAlabama | $105,490 | $85,600 | $134,100 | 570 | $118,764 |
| 26 | VAVirginia | $104,920 | $82,550 | $134,820 | 380 | $103,774 |
| 27 | SCSouth Carolina | $104,120 | $64,900 | $138,860 | 280 | $111,063 |
| 28 | NENebraska | $103,230 | $74,270 | $129,190 | 90 | $114,569 |
| 29 | OKOklahoma | $102,890 | $84,680 | $133,060 | 620 | $117,129 |
| 30 | AKAlaska | $102,690 | $96,640 | $135,070 | 110 | $100,323 |
| 31 | KSKansas | $102,690 | $91,150 | $122,960 | 120 | $114,014 |
| 32 | FLFlorida | $101,790 | $79,490 | $124,880 | 770 | $98,430 |
| 33 | ARArkansas | $101,590 | $74,090 | $123,410 | 130 | $116,855 |
| 34 | NYNew York | $101,300 | $69,070 | $134,060 | 1,570 | $93,865 |
| 35 | IDIdaho | $98,860 | $98,860 | $126,170 | 250 | $103,525 |
| 36 | MTMontana | $97,670 | $79,220 | $132,150 | 60 | $103,196 |
| 37 | NMNew Mexico | $94,640 | $71,100 | $148,640 | 340 | $102,633 |
| 38 | RIRhode Island | $94,620 | $85,250 | $115,380 | 40 | $92,511 |
| 39 | WIWisconsin | $92,700 | $76,180 | $120,500 | 250 | $98,517 |
| 40 | MOMissouri | $89,820 | $75,270 | $116,400 | 250 | $98,902 |
| 41 | MSMississippi | $87,180 | $68,990 | $116,040 | 120 | $100,261 |
| 42 | INIndiana | $83,240 | $83,240 | $101,780 | 440 | $89,190 |
| 43 | HIHawaii | $82,300 | $74,680 | $128,360 | 70 | $74,852 |
| 44 | MEMaine | $82,140 | $68,070 | $93,310 | 70 | $84,637 |
| 45 | WVWest Virginia | $76,700 | $34,930 | $111,400 | 210 | $85,701 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers, that changes the ranking: California leads on raw pay at $131,540, while Ohio leads once prices are taken into account at $139,651.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineer pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers the most?
California reports the highest median wage for Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers at $131,540 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Massachusetts ($131,210) and New Hampshire ($130,500).
Which state pays Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers the least?
West Virginia reports the lowest median for Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers at $76,700 a year, $54,840 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Ohio first at $139,651 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $129,560. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.