Median salary
$188,250
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$176.4k – $215k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
92.5%
37 of 40 roles
Live roles
40
open right now
Director of Engineering, Platform & DevOps
Senior Engineering Manager, Data Engineering
Senior Software Engineer
Senior Software Engineer - Synthetics Platform
Staff Engineer, Core Services Platform
Senior Software Engineer (Tech Lead), Marketplace Middleware Engineering
Senior Software Engineer (Tech Lead), Marketplace Middleware Engineering
Senior Software Engineer (Tech Lead), Customer Domain Engineering
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Forge Global
|
$202,000 | 15 |
LG Ad Solutions
|
$177,500 | 4 |
DoorDash USA
|
$176,400 | 4 |
Iterable
|
$172,750 | 3 |
Datadog
|
$215,000 | 2 |
Gusto, Inc.
|
$183,250 | 2 |
Checkr
|
$292,500 | 1 |
Strava
|
$251,500 | 1 |
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The median salary for Kafka roles in Denver is $188,250 per year. Most pay falls between $176,400 (25th percentile) and $215,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $166,675 to $224,500.
These figures are computed live from 40 active Kafka roles in Denver on JobsRadar, of which 37 (92.5%) 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 Denver include LG Ad Solutions, Checkr, Datadog and Strava.
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.