Kafka salaries in Chicago.
What Kafka roles in Chicago pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$178,750
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$158.3k – $204.8k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
75.8%
50 of 66 roles
Live roles
66
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Principal Software Development Engineer, Digital Assets & Web3
Sr. Production Engineer, Solutions Engineering
Principal Software Development Engineer
Senior Software Engineer, Unified Platform - Trade Management, Trade and Order Processing, Platform Services
Senior DevOps Engineer
Senior DevOps Engineer
Senior Data Engineer, Unified Platform
Senior Software Engineer - Analytics Front Office
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
DoorDash USA
|
$176,400 | 9 |
| DR DRW | $200,000 | 7 |
|
DriveWealth
|
$265,000 | 3 |
Zoomlogi
|
$210,000 | 3 |
Rewards Network
|
$150,000 | 3 |
Akuna Capital
|
$145,000 | 3 |
|
DV Trading
|
$225,000 | 2 |
| FT Flow Traders | $212,500 | 2 |
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How much do Kafka roles in Chicago pay?
The median salary for Kafka roles in Chicago is $178,750 per year. Most pay falls between $158,325 (25th percentile) and $204,750 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $146,750 to $225,000.
These figures are computed live from 66 active Kafka roles in Chicago on JobsRadar, of which 50 (75.8%) 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 Chicago include DriveWealth, Pinterest, DRW and DV Trading.
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.