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Kafka posts with salary details

34 job posts mention Kafka and include salary information.

A post can mention several technologies. These figures describe advertised starting amounts, not what employees were paid.

MEDIAN STARTING AMOUNT
$150k
MIDDLE 50% OF STARTING AMOUNTS
$120k to $176k
LOWEST AND HIGHEST STARTING AMOUNTS
$60k to $280k
SALARY AMOUNTS COMPARED
34

Approximate annual USD amounts from the lower end of advertised ranges. The median is the middle amount. These are advertised figures, not verified pay.

Posts with salary details

34

Source-post dates

Jul 2024 to Oct 2026

Coverage

Public HN “Who is Hiring” posts that include salary details

What salary details are stated?

How specific are the advertised salary amounts?

Each post is grouped by the salary details extracted from it: a range, one exact amount, a minimum, or values that could not form a usable range. Extraction can miss details, so check the original post.

Salary details by stated currency
CurrencyRecordsTwo-sidedExactMinimum onlyInvalid
USD3128300
GBP22000
CAD11000

Original pay evidence

Advertised offer bands

Each panel has a separate scale in the source currency. A band shows its stated lower and upper amounts; a marker shows a minimum with no upper amount. Pay period is not preserved in the listing record. These are historical advertisements, not confirmed current vacancies.

USD advertised bands. Scale covers known endpoints from 90,000 to 307,000.
RoleCompanyNative offer bandBand position, USDPost dateRemote markSource
Principal Software Engineer (Java) TivlyUSD 170,000–190,000Oct 2026Marked remoteView source post
Senior Data Engineer VirtasantUSD 160,000–180,000Sep 2026Marked remoteView source post
Frontline Engineering Manager, Senior Engineering Manager DATUSD 192,000–261,000Sep 2026Not marked remoteView source post
Engineering Manager / Senior Engineering Manager DATUSD 192,000–261,000Aug 2026Not marked remoteView source post
Staff Software Engineer Obsidian SecurityUSD 176,000–196,000Jul 2026Not marked remoteView source post
Senior Software Engineer HiyaUSD 113,000–197,000Jun 2026Not marked remoteView source post
Software Engineer VornoyUSD 90,000–110,000May 2026Marked remoteView source post
Staff Backend Engineer (Distributed Systems) AdobeUSD 177,900–257,550Mar 2026Not marked remoteView source post
Senior Software Engineer BillionToOneUSD 280,000–307,000Mar 2026Not marked remoteView source post
Multiple Engineering Roles (IC + Management) ProcoreUSD 169,000–273,000Feb 2026Not marked remoteView source post
Staff Principal Product Backend Distributed Systems Engineer ArtemisUSD 200,000–250,000Feb 2026Not marked remoteView source post
CAD advertised bands. Scale covers known endpoints from 109,000 to 136,000.
RoleCompanyNative offer bandBand position, CADPost dateRemote markSource
Associate Software Engineer, Expenses JustworksCAD 109,000–136,000Sep 2026Not marked remoteView source post

In these posts

What stands out in Kafka posts

Counts are based on posts naming this technology. A post may describe multiple openings; its role-level label applies to the post, not necessarily each opening.

Most common other technology tag

AWS

Also tagged in 20 of 34 posts

Role level recorded on the post

Senior13
Mid11
Lead9
Entry1

Other technologies named together

How Kafka posts overlap with other technologies

Each row counts posts naming that technology; a post can appear in more than one row. Salary figures are approximate annualized USD estimates of advertised minimums, not full offer ranges or employee pay.

Technology names, post counts, approximate advertised-minimum estimates, and overlap with Kafka posts
TechnologyPosts naming this technologyComparable estimatesMedian estimateMiddle halfPosts also naming KafkaFirst and last post
Kafka These posts3434$150k$120k to $176k34Jul 2024 to Oct 2026
AWS281281$150k$115k to $175k20Jun 2024 to Oct 2026
Python375375$150k$110k to $170k20Jun 2024 to Oct 2026

Approximate annualized USD estimates of advertised minimums are shown only when there are at least 30 comparable posts. “Not shown” means fewer than 30.

Starting-salary history

Advertised minimums over time

Each dot is one post’s approximate USD estimate of its advertised minimum, linked to the source post. The chart shows up to the 120 newest comparable estimates, from Jul 2024 to Oct 2026; older months remain in the table, so a missing dot does not mean there were no posts. Monthly summaries appear only with at least 30 comparable estimates. Values are approximate annualized USD estimates of advertised minimums, not full offer ranges or employee pay. They use a common comparison basis, not historical exchange rates or inflation. The mix of companies, recorded role levels, and currencies can change month to month.

Approximate annualized USD estimates of advertised minimums by source-post date Individual linked post floors appear as dots. Eligible month summaries show the p25 to p75 interval and a median mark. The vertical axis is approximate USD and begins at zero. Months without a valid point have no dot. 0k76k151k227k302k Source-post dateApproximate annualized USD estimate Jul 24Oct 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Mar 26Jul 26Oct 26 Jul 2024 · 130,000 approximate USD floor · source post 40849472Aug 2024 · 130,000 approximate USD floor · source post 41131584Sep 2024 · 158,645 approximate USD floor · source post 41429307Sep 2024 · 130,000 approximate USD floor · source post 41439763Oct 2024 · 140,000 approximate USD floor · source post 41713107Dec 2024 · 165,000 approximate USD floor · source post 42307199Jan 2025 · 140,000 approximate USD floor · source post 42648310Apr 2025 · 100,000 approximate USD floor · source post 43548471Apr 2025 · 144,000 approximate USD floor · source post 43552546May 2025 · 110,000 approximate USD floor · source post 43860134Jun 2025 · 150,000 approximate USD floor · source post 44161066Jun 2025 · 198,306 approximate USD floor · source post 44175666Jul 2025 · 149,000 approximate USD floor · source post 44502536Aug 2025 · 150,000 approximate USD floor · source post 44760333Aug 2025 · 75,000 approximate USD floor · source post 44767051Oct 2025 · 120,000 approximate USD floor · source post 45442421Nov 2025 · 190,000 approximate USD floor · source post 45801951Nov 2025 · 60,000 approximate USD floor · source post 45815813Nov 2025 · 140,000 approximate USD floor · source post 45825030Dec 2025 · 200,000 approximate USD floor · source post 46110192Dec 2025 · 150,000 approximate USD floor · source post 46113346Feb 2026 · 119,000 approximate USD floor · source post 46858976Feb 2026 · 200,000 approximate USD floor · source post 46862140Feb 2026 · 169,000 approximate USD floor · source post 46865063Mar 2026 · 280,000 approximate USD floor · source post 47220346Mar 2026 · 177,900 approximate USD floor · source post 47220396May 2026 · 90,000 approximate USD floor · source post 47976903Jun 2026 · 113,000 approximate USD floor · source post 48366418Jul 2026 · 176,000 approximate USD floor · source post 48754582Aug 2026 · 192,000 approximate USD floor · source post 49302719Sep 2026 · 76,619 approximate USD floor · source post 49523768Sep 2026 · 192,000 approximate USD floor · source post 49525544Sep 2026 · 160,000 approximate USD floor · source post 49527133Oct 2026 · 170,000 approximate USD floor · source post 49937789 Jul 2024Oct 2026
Individual post, links to sourceMonthly middle-half range and median, shown with at least 30 comparable estimates
Monthly post counts and salary estimates
Monthly source-post counts and valid approximate USD advertised-minimum counts. Statistics are shown only when monthly valid sample size is at least 30.
MonthSource postsComparable estimatesMedian estimateMiddle half
Jul 202411Not shownNot shown
Aug 202411Not shownNot shown
Sep 202422Not shownNot shown
Oct 202411Not shownNot shown
Dec 202411Not shownNot shown
Jan 202511Not shownNot shown
Apr 202522Not shownNot shown
May 202511Not shownNot shown
Jun 202522Not shownNot shown
Jul 202511Not shownNot shown
Aug 202522Not shownNot shown
Oct 202511Not shownNot shown
Nov 202533Not shownNot shown
Dec 202522Not shownNot shown
Feb 202633Not shownNot shown
Mar 202622Not shownNot shown
May 202611Not shownNot shown
Jun 202611Not shownNot shown
Jul 202611Not shownNot shown
Aug 202611Not shownNot shown
Sep 202633Not shownNot shown
Oct 202611Not shownNot shown
Exact values for the 34 plotted source posts
Exact approximate USD floor value and date for each plotted source listing
DateApproximate annualized USD estimateSource
Jul 2024130,000Post 40849472
Aug 2024130,000Post 41131584
Sep 2024158,645Post 41429307
Sep 2024130,000Post 41439763
Oct 2024140,000Post 41713107
Dec 2024165,000Post 42307199
Jan 2025140,000Post 42648310
Apr 2025100,000Post 43548471
Apr 2025144,000Post 43552546
May 2025110,000Post 43860134
Jun 2025150,000Post 44161066
Jun 2025198,306Post 44175666
Jul 2025149,000Post 44502536
Aug 2025150,000Post 44760333
Aug 202575,000Post 44767051
Oct 2025120,000Post 45442421
Nov 2025190,000Post 45801951
Nov 202560,000Post 45815813
Nov 2025140,000Post 45825030
Dec 2025200,000Post 46110192
Dec 2025150,000Post 46113346
Feb 2026119,000Post 46858976
Feb 2026200,000Post 46862140
Feb 2026169,000Post 46865063
Mar 2026280,000Post 47220346
Mar 2026177,900Post 47220396
May 202690,000Post 47976903
Jun 2026113,000Post 48366418
Jul 2026176,000Post 48754582
Aug 2026192,000Post 49302719
Sep 202676,619Post 49523768
Sep 2026192,000Post 49525544
Sep 2026160,000Post 49527133
Oct 2026170,000Post 49937789

Other technologies named together

Which other technologies appeared in these posts?

For each month, this lists the three most-mentioned other technologies and how many posts named each one. A post can mention several technologies, so these counts overlap and do not add up to the number of posts.

Monthly counts for the most common other technology tags, with each month’s source-post denominator
MonthPosts that monthOther technologies named
Jul 20241
AWS1 / 1
Python1 / 1
Aug 20241
AWS1 / 1
Python1 / 1
Sep 20242
AWS1 / 2
Python1 / 2
Oct 20241
Python1 / 1
Dec 20241
No other technology summary
Jan 20251
AWS1 / 1
Python1 / 1
Apr 20252
Python2 / 2
AWS1 / 2
May 20251
No other technology summary
Jun 20252
AWS2 / 2
Python1 / 2
Jul 20251
Python1 / 1
Aug 20252
AWS2 / 2
Python2 / 2
Oct 20251
No other technology summary
Nov 20253
AWS2 / 3
Python1 / 3
Dec 20252
Python2 / 2
Feb 20263
AWS1 / 3
Python1 / 3
Mar 20262
AWS1 / 2
Python1 / 2
May 20261
AWS1 / 1
Python1 / 1
Jun 20261
AWS1 / 1
Python1 / 1
Jul 20261
Python1 / 1
Aug 20261
AWS1 / 1
Sep 20263
AWS3 / 3
Python1 / 3
Oct 20261
AWS1 / 1

Companies named more than once

Where these companies appear in the posts

Counts show source posts under each company name. They do not measure company size, current hiring, or how often a company hires. One post can describe several roles.

Source posts by company, with observed dates, role titles, technology names, remote wording, and stated currencies
CompanyPostsFirst and last postMonths with postsRole titlesTechnology tagsMarked remoteCurrencies
Peregrine Technologies3Jul 2024–Sep 202433200 / 3USD
Artis Works2Sep 2024–Jun 202522162 / 2GBP
CVector2Apr 2025–Aug 20252292 / 2USD
DAT2Aug 2026–Sep 20262280 / 2USD
Matroid2Jun 2025–Aug 202522100 / 2USD
Obsidian Security2Jul 2025–Jul 202622151 / 2USD

Role level and remote wording

Which role levels appear under each remote label?

Role levels are the labels recorded for each post, including Unknown. “Not marked remote” does not confirm an onsite workplace. A post may describe several openings.

Senior

13 posts

Marked remote 5

Not marked remote 8

Mid

11 posts

Marked remote 6

Not marked remote 5

Lead

9 posts

Marked remote 4

Not marked remote 5

Entry

1 posts

Marked remote 0

Not marked remote 1

Technology names per post

How many technologies are listed together?

Each post is counted once, according to how many distinct technology names it contains. This describes the post text, not required skills or role complexity.

2 tags1
5 tags2
6 tags2
7 tags1
8 tags4
9 tags6
10 tags9
11 tags3
12 tags3
13 tags1
16 tags2

Places mentioned in post text

Which places do these posts mention?

These bars compare city and nearby-area matches in this group with matches across all posts that state pay. Matches come from post text, not verified work locations. A post can match more than one place.

San Francisco

11 of 34 in this group
This group32.4%All posts with salary details325 of 1616 (20.1%)

New York

4 of 34 in this group
This group11.8%All posts with salary details330 of 1616 (20.4%)

London

0 of 34 in this group
This group0.0%All posts with salary details112 of 1616 (6.9%)

Berlin

0 of 34 in this group
This group0.0%All posts with salary details30 of 1616 (1.9%)

Location labels in these posts

Broad categories recorded for the posts

These broad labels do not confirm a specific city or where an employee lives.

  • Remote16
  • San Francisco Bay Area8
  • United States7
  • Other3

Approximate USD comparison

Distribution of advertised minimums

Approximate annualized USD estimates of each post’s advertised minimum, not the employer’s full offer band. The middle half of observed minimums runs from $120k to $176k across 34 comparable estimates.

Advertised minimum distribution, approximate USD per year

The line spans the lowest to highest advertised minimum. The highlighted band spans the 25th to 75th percentiles, and the marker shows the median. Exact values follow.

Low $60kMedian $150kHigh $280k

Highlighted band: p25 $120k to p75 $176k. All values describe advertised minimums, not the upper ends of offer bands.

Role level recorded on the posts

Posts grouped by recorded role level

Each group uses the role-level label recorded for the post. One post may describe several openings, so the label may not apply to every position in the advertisement.

Role titles in these posts

  • Senior Software Engineer2
  • Software Engineer2
  • (Senior) Sales Engineer / Manager1
  • Associate Software Engineer, Expenses1
  • Backend Engineer1
  • Distributed Systems Engineer, Product Engineer1
  • Engineering Manager / Senior Engineering Manager1
  • Field Software Engineer1
  • Founding Engineer1
  • Frontend Engineer, Backend Engineer1
  • Frontline Engineering Manager, Senior Engineering Manager1
  • Full Stack Software Engineer1

Other technologies named

Posts can name several technologies, so they may appear in more than one group.

Monthly source-post counts

Posting history

When the posts appeared

Monthly counts of matching source posts. This shows how many posts appeared, not salary growth or current vacancies.

Monthly counts of posts with salary details on this page
MonthPostsRelative volume
Jul 202411 posts
Aug 202411 posts
Sep 202422 posts
Oct 202411 posts
Dec 202411 posts
Jan 202511 posts
Apr 202522 posts
May 202511 posts
Jun 202522 posts
Jul 202511 posts
Aug 202522 posts
Oct 202511 posts
Nov 202533 posts
Dec 202522 posts
Feb 202633 posts
Mar 202622 posts
May 202611 posts
Jun 202611 posts
Jul 202611 posts
Aug 202611 posts
Sep 202633 posts
Oct 202611 posts

Kafka salary data questions

What does the Kafka salary figure measure?

It is the median annualized estimate of advertised minimums, $150k approximate USD per year, from 34 valid observations across 34 salary-stated Hacker News listings dated July 2024 to October 2026. USD amounts are estimates for comparison; the original currency and offer band remain on each listing. This is not employee earnings or total compensation.

Full source listing

Posts mentioning Kafka

COMPANY ROLE SALARY VIBE STACK Actions
BillionToOne Senior Software Engineer
$280,000 - $307,000
@HR stable
Artemis Staff Principal Product Backend Distributed Systems Engineer
$200,000 - $250,000
[F] stable
Moment Distributed Systems Engineer, Product Engineer
$200,000 - $325,000
[E] CRUNCH
Golang Kafka PostgreSQL +6
DAT Frontline Engineering Manager, Senior Engineering Manager
$192,000 - $261,000
[E] zen
DAT Engineering Manager / Senior Engineering Manager
$192,000 - $261,000
[E] zen
Rally UXR Senior/Staff Backend Engineer
$190,000 - $225,000
[E] grind
Adobe Staff Backend Engineer (Distributed Systems)
$177,900 - $257,550
[E] grind
Obsidian Security Staff Software Engineer
$176,000 - $196,000
[E] grind
Tivly Principal Software Engineer (Java)
$170,000 - $190,000
@HR zen
Procore Multiple Engineering Roles (IC + Management)
$169,000 - $273,000
@HR grind
Mailgun Senior Golang Engineer
$165,000 - $190,000
[E] grind
Virtasant Senior Data Engineer
$160,000 - $180,000
[E] zen
Kernel Intelligence Senior Backend Systems Engineer
$150,000 - $200,000
[E] grind
Matroid Field Software Engineer
$150,000 - $300,000
[E] grind
Artis Works Backend Engineer
£150,000 - £190,000 ≈ $198k
[E] CRUNCH
Matroid Software Engineer
$150,000 - $300,000
[E] grind
Obsidian Security Senior Threat Backend Engineer
$149,000 - $208,000
[E] CRUNCH
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Lead Engineer (Staff Engineer 4)
$144,000 - $236,000
[E] grind
Matcha.fm Full-stack Software Engineer
$140,000 - $290,000
[E] grind
Godel Terminal Frontend Engineer, Backend Engineer
$140,000 - $250,000
[E] grind
Skylight Senior Backend Engineer
$140,000 - $213,000
[E] grind
Peregrine Technologies Senior Software Engineer, Mobile
$130,000 - $215,000
@HR grind
Peregrine Technologies Senior Mobile Engineer
$130,000 - $215,000
@HR stable
Peregrine Technologies Senior Full Stack Engineer
$130,000 - $215,000
@HR stable
Moov Multiple Roles
$120,000 - $325,000
[E] grind
Artis Works Senior Engineer Frontend and Backend
£120,000 - £168,000 ≈ $159k
[E] grind
Healthesystems Principal Appian Engineer
$119,000 - $164,000
[E] grind
Hiya Senior Software Engineer
$113,000 - $197,000
@HR zen
Xeotek Inc. (Senior) Sales Engineer / Manager
$110,000 - $140,000
[E] grind
Kafka Flink
Justworks Associate Software Engineer, Expenses
CA$109,000 - CA$136,000 ≈ $77k
[E] grind
CVector Full Stack Software Engineer
$100,000 - $100,000
[E] grind
Vornoy Software Engineer
$90,000 - $110,000
[F] stable
CVector Full Stack Software Engineer; UI/UX Designer
$75,000 - $75,000
[E] stable
Elastics Founding Engineer
$60,000 - $60,000
[F] grind
Data and method

Listings tagged with the normalized technology Kafka. These figures describe advertisements, not verified employee earnings or currently open jobs.

Dates of included posts
2024-07-01 to 2026-10-02
Posts used
34 listings; 34 valid salary-minimum observations
What we compare
Median annualized estimate of advertised salary minimums
Currency conversion
Approximate USD using ECB daily reference rates as of 2026-10-09.

Median annualized estimate of advertised salary minimums: $149,500 approximate USD per year.

2026 includes 13 listings and 13 usable amounts. Its median is withheld below 30 usable amounts. This year overlaps the full history; it is not an independent sample or evidence of a pay trend.

Source: Hacker News “Who is Hiring?”, aggregated by StartupJobList. Read the methodology and correction policy.

Data version for citation: 7902eaa73034cf986de96a49811a28d322d9bedb160718027d4fc2376b1fd5d7