Kafka salaries in United States
Kafka professionals in United States earn $147–211.1K per year on average, based on 17 jobs. Kafka roles in United States pay 0% in line with the board-wide average of $148–209.8K for Kafka jobs on LumiJobs. Pay ranges from $138.8–202.8K for Mid-level roles up to $147.2–209.3K at the Senior level.
Average salary range
$147–211.1K
Based on 17 jobs · 0% less than the average salary on LumiJobs
25th percentile
$120.3K
Average
$179K
75th percentile
$239.4K
Kafka salaries by seniority in United States
Kafka salaries in United States range from $138.8–202.8K for Mid-level roles to $147.2–209.3K for Senior positions.
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on LumiJobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-level | $138.8–202.8K | 4 | -5% |
| Senior | $147.2–209.3K | 12 | 0% |
Top paying titles in United States
Highest paying job titles in United States, ranked by average salary.
Software Engineering
Avg. $139.4–202.1K · 163 jobs
Backend Engineering
Avg. $163.4–235.5K · 64 jobs
Machine Learning Engineering
Avg. $146.5–221.5K · 43 jobs
Backend Development
Avg. $133.7–194.9K · 39 jobs
AI Engineering
Avg. $130.8–195.4K · 38 jobs
Full Stack Development
Avg. $135–193.3K · 38 jobs
Other top paying skills in United States
Highest paying skills in United States beyond Kafka, ranked by average salary.
Python
Avg. $142.7–212K · 222 jobs
AWS
Avg. $146.3–214.6K · 117 jobs
CI/CD
Avg. $138.1–204.6K · 93 jobs
Kubernetes
Avg. $143.4–214.8K · 89 jobs
Java
Avg. $133.6–197.5K · 88 jobs
Machine Learning
Avg. $150.1–230.5K · 74 jobs
Kafka salary FAQs for United States
All salary figures are normalized to USD annual equivalents. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.