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The expected salary for a fire safety engineer varies as you become more experienced.

• Newly trained graduate fire safety engineers can earn $60,000 - $67,000
• Junior fire safety engineers can earn $65,000 - $80,000
• Intermediate fire safety engineers with some experience can earn $85,000 - $110,000
• Senior fire safety engineers can earn $120,000 - $150,000.*
• Associate fire safety engineers can earn $145,000 - $165,000.*
• Principal fire safety engineers can earn $160,000 - $190,000.*
• Associate Directors can earn $160,000 - $220,000.*
• Directors can earn $240,000 - $300,000.*

*Salary may depend on discipline, location, qualifications, accreditations and network/ability to generate business.

Additional skills which may benefit anyone considering a job as a fire safety engineer include:

• Broad knowledge of one or more fire safety principles such as BCA Compliance, Alternative Design, Evacuation Modelling, Smoke Modelling
• Understanding of the design and construction lifecycle
• Knowledge of the Building Codes of Australia and Australian Standards
• Skills in CFD Modelling Softwares such as IES is always preferred
• Excellent report writing skills
• Ability to coordinate with other disciplines, and take on other people's viewpoints
• Ability to use initiative, and think outside of the box

As a fire safety engineer, there is potential to gain experience and move into project management or engineering design. There is also the possibility of working as a consultant.

Once you are fully qualified, you could apply for chartered status at the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) or another construction engineering institution licensed by the Engineering Council. You could also apply for NER, C10 or Class 2 Accreditations.This would improve your job prospects and help you progress in your career.