The average fire engineer salary at Ventura was $269,795 , which is 2 percent higher than the average salary for this job in California, and 53 percent higher than the national average for this job . Fire Engineer salaries at Ventura typically range from $265,376 to $307,877 (25th to 75th percentile). The highest reported fire engineer salary was $354,321. There are 20 employees at Ventura with the job title fire engineer.