What is the average salary for Kafka jobs?

Based on 26 jobs with salary data, the average salary for jobs requiring Kafka ranges from $127.2–193.4K per year.

How do Kafka salaries compare to the market?

Jobs requiring Kafka pay 0% in line with the average salary of $127.9–191.1K for all jobs listed on Tech Jobs. The median salary on Tech Jobs is $124.3–184.6K.

How are Kafka salaries calculated?

Salary figures are based on published job postings with salary data, converted to annual equivalents in USD. Statistical outliers are removed using interquartile range (IQR) filtering to ensure accuracy. Only positions with at least 5 data points are included.

Kafka salaries

Kafka jobs pay $127.2–193.4K per year on average, based on 26 jobs. Kafka roles pay 0% in line with the average salary of $127.9–191.1K for jobs listed on Tech Jobs.

Median salary

$165.6K

Based on 26 jobs · 0% less than the average salary on Tech Jobs

25th percentile

$104.3K

Average

$160.3K

75th percentile

$217.6K

KafkaAverage salary on Tech Jobs

$104.3K$217.6K

Kafka salaries by seniority

Seniority	Avg. salary	Jobs	vs Avg. on Tech Jobs
Senior	$139.7–213.6K	23	+5%

Kafka salaries by location

Average Kafka salaries across 4 locations.

United States

Avg. $143.8–227.4K · 18 jobs

California

Avg. $174.3–291.1K · 6 jobs

San Francisco, CA

Avg. $185.2–320.4K · 4 jobs

Texas

Avg. $109.8–192.7K · 4 jobs

Related titles

Top paying titles across 6 titles.

Software Engineering

Avg. $131.6–196.6K · 179 jobs

Backend Engineering

Avg. $137.9–209.9K · 104 jobs

Software Engineer

Avg. $130.3–195.9K · 89 jobs

Cloud Engineering

Avg. $126.7–177K · 64 jobs

Backend Development

Avg. $119.7–172.9K · 54 jobs

Machine Learning Engineering

Avg. $144–204.3K · 49 jobs

Related skills

Python

Avg. $133.2–194.1K · 354 jobs

AWS

Avg. $124.5–185.2K · 225 jobs

Kubernetes

Avg. $125.7–185K · 163 jobs

SQL

Avg. $120.8–171.2K · 146 jobs

CI/CD

Avg. $121.1–192.9K · 146 jobs

Docker

Avg. $120.8–176.5K · 135 jobs

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All salary figures are converted to annual equivalents in USD. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.