Median salary
$190,750
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$150.1k – $225k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
12.6%
637 of 5,046 roles
Live roles
5,046
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDTrend builds as new salary snapshots accrue — check back soon.
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Senior Backend Engineer
Senior Software Engineer (Full-Stack)
Machine Learning Engineer, Marketplace
Backend Engineer, Marketplace
Software Engineer (Full-Stack)
Engineering Manager
Payments Engineer
Software Engineer, Build Systems / CI
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| SE Sezzle | $87,000 | 36 |
Databricks
|
$213,750 | 25 |
Mindrift
|
$104,000 | 25 |
Peregrine Technologies
|
$237,500 | 20 |
Confluent
|
$207,366 | 18 |
Compass
|
$186,050 | 18 |
AXS
|
$141,655 | 17 |
Klaviyo
|
$185,000 | 16 |
Kafka salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $215,000 | 250 |
| New York | $203,000 | 264 |
| Seattle | $195,725 | 64 |
| Denver | $193,756 | 33 |
| Boston | $185,000 | 68 |
| Chicago | $180,500 | 39 |
| Austin | $180,000 | 27 |
| Los Angeles | $170,000 | 45 |
| Singapore | $165,576 | 3 |
| Atlanta | $159,825 | 21 |
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How much do Kafka roles pay?
The median salary for Kafka roles is $190,750 per year. Most pay falls between $150,133 (25th percentile) and $225,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $113,360 to $270,000.
These figures are computed live from 5,046 active Kafka roles on JobsRadar, of which 637 (12.6%) 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 include Replo, Mercor and OpenAI.
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.