Kafka salaries in United States
Kafka professionals in United States earn $180.6–222K per year on average, based on 6 jobs. Kafka roles in United States pay 0% in line with the board-wide average of $180.6–222K for Kafka jobs on Get AI Careers.
Average salary range
$180.6–222K
Based on 6 jobs · 0% less than the average salary on Get AI Careers
25th percentile
$148.3K
Average
$201.3K
75th percentile
$243K
Kafka salaries by seniority in United States
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on Get AI Careers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $196.7–227.5K | 4 | +5% |
Top paying titles in United States
Highest paying job titles in United States, ranked by average salary.
Software Engineering
Avg. $173.2–244.8K · 29 Jobs
Machine Learning Engineering
Avg. $180.6–264.2K · 26 Jobs
Platform Engineering
Avg. $161.3–221.1K · 23 Jobs
Data Engineering
Avg. $151.1–200.3K · 18 Jobs
Backend Engineering
Avg. $175.7–249.6K · 16 Jobs
Data Analytics
Avg. $109.1–155.7K · 13 Jobs
Other top paying skills in United States
Highest paying skills in United States beyond Kafka, ranked by average salary.
Python
Avg. $161–225.3K · 88 Jobs
SQL
Avg. $128.4–174.7K · 46 Jobs
Machine Learning
Avg. $170.2–245.5K · 43 Jobs
Kubernetes
Avg. $166.3–237.7K · 38 Jobs
AWS
Avg. $166.3–226.9K · 36 Jobs
PyTorch
Avg. $174.1–261K · 33 Jobs
Kafka salary FAQs for United States
All salary figures are converted to annual equivalents in USD. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.