Kafka salaries in Boston.
What Kafka roles in Boston pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$182,500
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$161.5k – $208k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
88.1%
74 of 84 roles
Live roles
84
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Principal Engineer, Data Infrastructure
Director, Customer Success Data Engineering
Director, Customer Success Data Engineering
Director of Engineering, Front-end and Ordering Platform (Remote)
Distinguished Engineer, Data Platform
Sr. Lead AI Engineer
Senior Lead Software Engineer - Developer Infrastructure
Senior Lead AI Software Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Klaviyo
|
$185,000 | 13 |
DigitalOcean
|
$192,150 | 8 |
Whoop
|
$150,000 | 7 |
Compass
|
$186,050 | 6 |
DoorDash USA
|
$176,400 | 5 |
Datadog
|
$215,000 | 3 |
| EI ezCater, Inc | $208,000 | 3 |
Iterable
|
$172,750 | 3 |
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How much do Kafka roles in Boston pay?
The median salary for Kafka roles in Boston is $182,500 per year. Most pay falls between $161,500 (25th percentile) and $208,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $146,718 to $267,840.
These figures are computed live from 84 active Kafka roles in Boston on JobsRadar, of which 74 (88.1%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Kafka roles in Boston include Klaviyo, Toast, ezCater, Inc and CloudZero.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.