Kafka salaries in San Francisco, CA
Kafka professionals in San Francisco, CA earn $185.2–320.4K per year on average, based on 4 jobs. Kafka roles in San Francisco, CA pay 58% above the board-wide average of $127.2–193.4K for Kafka jobs on Tech Jobs.
Average salary range
$185.2–320.4K
Based on 4 jobs · 58% more than the average salary on Tech Jobs
25th percentile
$173.3K
Average
$252.8K
75th percentile
$347.3K
Kafka salaries by seniority in San Francisco, CA
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on Tech Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $185.2–320.4K | 4 | +58% |
Top paying titles in San Francisco, CA
Highest paying job titles in San Francisco, CA, ranked by average salary.
Software Engineering
Avg. $173.3–271.5K · 21 jobs
Backend Engineering
Avg. $174.4–287.1K · 16 jobs
AI Engineer
Avg. $192.4–290.4K · 10 jobs
Machine Learning Engineer
Avg. $198.1–296.3K · 7 jobs
Software Engineer
Avg. $202–326.2K · 6 jobs
Backend Development
Avg. $170.8–237.5K · 6 jobs
Other top paying skills in San Francisco, CA
Highest paying skills in San Francisco, CA beyond Kafka, ranked by average salary.
Python
Avg. $181.5–276.8K · 37 jobs
AWS
Avg. $184.4–274.2K · 17 jobs
Distributed Systems
Avg. $176.4–278K · 15 jobs
Kubernetes
Avg. $176.5–255.2K · 14 jobs
Typescript
Avg. $184.7–313.5K · 12 jobs
Go
Avg. $184.4–300.7K · 12 jobs
Other locations for Kafka
Compare Kafka salaries in other locations.
United States
Avg. $143.8–227.4K · 18 jobs
California
Avg. $174.3–291.1K · 6 jobs
Texas
Avg. $109.8–192.7K · 4 jobs
Kafka salary FAQs for San Francisco, CA
All salary figures are converted to annual equivalents in USD. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.