Kafka salaries in California
Kafka professionals in California earn $174.3–291.1K per year on average, based on 6 jobs. Kafka roles in California pay 45% above the board-wide average of $127.2–193.4K for Kafka jobs on Tech Jobs.
Average salary range
$174.3–291.1K
Based on 6 jobs · 45% more than the average salary on Tech Jobs
25th percentile
$169.8K
Average
$232.7K
75th percentile
$291.1K
Kafka salaries by seniority in California
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on Tech Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $174.3–291.1K | 6 | +45% |
Top paying titles in California
Highest paying job titles in California, ranked by average salary.
Software Engineering
Avg. $163.4–257.9K · 35 jobs
Software Engineer
Avg. $153.9–241.7K · 23 jobs
Backend Engineering
Avg. $172.3–278.7K · 23 jobs
AI Engineer
Avg. $176.5–256.8K · 15 jobs
Machine Learning Engineer
Avg. $182.2–268.2K · 15 jobs
DevOps Engineer
Avg. $131.4–190.5K · 10 jobs
Other top paying skills in California
Highest paying skills in California beyond Kafka, ranked by average salary.
Python
Avg. $163.9–247.8K · 91 jobs
AWS
Avg. $163.1–239.5K · 35 jobs
Kubernetes
Avg. $162.6–240.1K · 31 jobs
SQL
Avg. $162.1–238.6K · 27 jobs
Distributed Systems
Avg. $165.2–267K · 26 jobs
CI/CD
Avg. $159.2–245.5K · 26 jobs
Other locations for Kafka
Compare Kafka salaries in other locations.
United States
Avg. $143.8–227.4K · 18 jobs
San Francisco, CA
Avg. $185.2–320.4K · 4 jobs
Texas
Avg. $109.8–192.7K · 4 jobs
Kafka salary FAQs for California
All salary figures are converted to annual equivalents in USD. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.