What is the median salary for AI jobs using Apache Kafka?

$134,500–$220,000/yr across 1,180 Apache Kafka roles that disclose pay (ML/AI Work, dataset v2026.06).

What share of Apache Kafka AI jobs are remote?

26% of the 1,955 AI roles using Apache Kafka are remote-friendly, as of 2026-07-28 (ML/AI Work).

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Name: AI jobs using Apache Kafka
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1,955 open AI roles using Apache Kafka across the US and Europe.

As of 2026-07-28, ML/AI Work tracks 1,955 active AI roles using Apache Kafka across the US and Europe; the median advertised salary is $134,500–$220,000/yr across 1,180 roles that disclose pay (ML/AI Work, dataset v2026.06).

Market snapshot

1,955

open Apache Kafka roles

26%

remote-friendly

$134,500 – $220,000

median salary / yr

1,180

list a salary

Top employers hiring: Deloitte (223), Booz Allen Hamilton (128), Amazon Web Services (113), Accenture (104), JPMorganChase (24), Citi (22)

n=1,180 · Jul 2020 – Jul 2026 · as of 2026-07-28 · v2026.06 · methodology ↗

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Specializations using Apache Kafka

Generative AI and LLM464 Machine Learning445 Core AI Engineering390 MLOps and Platform304 Architecture and Leadership279 Data Science201 Product and Adjacent152 Domain Specializations144

Apache Kafka jobs by country

United States1,400 Canada105 United Kingdom78 Germany72 France65 Poland54 Netherlands36 Australia28 Spain27 Italy26 Sweden20 Switzerland12 Ireland8 Belgium7 Austria7 Finland5 Denmark3 Norway2

Cite thisn=1,955 · as of 2026-07-28 · v2026.06

ML/AI Work, "AI jobs using Apache Kafka", dataset v2026.06, n=1955, as of 2026-07-28. https://mlai.work/s/kafka

https://mlai.work/s/kafka