Kafka Salaries
The average salary for Kafka jobs is $175.1k – $289.6k per year across 23 jobs. Pay ranges from $172.5k – $362.5k for Mid Level roles to $166k – $263.1k at the Senior level.
Median salary
$217.5k
Based on 23 jobs · 3% more than the average salary on Inference Jobs
25th percentile
$151k
Average
$232.3k
75th percentile
$356.5k
Kafka salary by seniority
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on Inference Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid Level | $172.5k – $362.5k | 4 | +37% |
| Senior | $166k – $263.1k | 18 | -11% |
Top companies for Kafka salaries
2 companies hiring for Kafka roles, ranked by average salary.
Kafka salaries by location
Average Kafka salaries across 2 locations.
Related titles
Top paying titles across 6 titles.
Software Engineering
Avg. $196.0k – $313.4k · 513 jobs
Hardware Engineering
Avg. $152.7k – $307.6k · 209 jobs
DevOps
Avg. $183.5k – $286.1k · 203 jobs
Infrastructure Engineering
Avg. $201.0k – $315.7k · 184 jobs
Machine Learning Engineer
Avg. $209.3k – $344.8k · 161 jobs
Software Engineer
Avg. $190.8k – $312.1k · 160 jobs
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Kafka salary FAQs
All salary figures are normalized to USD annual equivalents. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.