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Kafka Developer Salary in San Francisco Bay Area 2024

How much does a Kafka developer expect to make at San Francisco Bay Area-based startups? The average expected salary for Kafka developers in San Francisco Bay Area-based startups is 170k per year, with a range from 155k to 190k. These amounts were gathered from Wellfound self-reported data and represent the median salary range. The salary range for Kafka developers in San Francisco Bay Area startups varies depending on factors such as industry, experience, and startup stage.

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Average Salary

10 years

Average years of experience

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The average salary for a Kafka developer in San Francisco Bay Area is$170,000, which is 42.5% higher than the average San Francisco Bay Area startup salary of $119,333. Kafka developer salaries in San Francisco Bay Area are based on exclusive Wellfound data. All data is updated on a weekly basis. Factors that may influence salary include: years of experience, title, size of company, skill-set, and industry.

Top of market

$190,000/yr

Range $190k - $190k

Average

$170,000/yr

Range $170k - $170k

Below Average

$155,000/yr

Range $155k - $155k


Industries

The highest average salary a Kafka developer in San Francisco Bay Area can get in Cloud Computing, that is $170,000. This pay is 0.0% lower than the average Kafka developer salary, which is $170,000. The highest-paying industries in 2023 are: Cloud Computing (avg $170,000 per year), Telecommunications (avg $170,000 per year), Networking (avg $170,000 per year).

Tech Stack

The top-paying developer skills of 2024 are:
  • 1. C

    $235k

  • 2. C++

    $200k

  • 3. Ruby

    $175k

  • 4. Nest.Js

    $170k

  • 5. Java

    $170k

  • 6. TypeScript

    $170k

  • 7. SQL

    $170k

  • 8. ElasticSearch

    $170k

  • 9. Kafka

    $170k

  • 10. Docker

    $170k


Years of experience

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Top of Market

The highest average salary Kafka developer in San Francisco Bay Area can get with 10+ years of experience, that is $170,000. This pay is 42.5% higher than the average salary in San Francisco Bay Area startups, which is $119,333. The salary range varies with years of experience and depends on other factors such as skill set, size of company, and industry.