Principal Engineer I, Governance
$285k – $342k / year
9 months ago
Confluent salaries
What Confluent advertises, from 24 pay ranges in its own job posts over the last 12 months (7 on roles open now). These are base salaries as published: no equity, bonus or self-reported numbers.
By role
| Role | Median range | Typical spread | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | $249k – $292k | $236k – $307k | 8 |
| Product Manager | $193k – $227k | $193k – $272k | 7 |
| Senior | $193k – $227k | 4 | |
| Staff & Principal | $232k – $272k | 3 |
Roles with fewer than 3 published ranges are left out. Level rows appear when a role has ranges at more than one level. “Incl. commission” marks roles whose ranges mostly quote on-target earnings rather than base salary.
By team
| Team | Median range | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $239k – $292k | 14 |
| Product | $193k – $227k | 10 |
Where and how it’s published
| United States | $232k – $272k | 24 |
| Canada | CA$144k – CA$169k | 6 |
- 100% of its 8 open US jobs publish a range (several US states require one).
- 100% of its 2 open jobs outside the US do.
- A typical range’s top is 1.2× its bottom. That’s fairly narrow, so the range is a good guide to an offer.
How Confluent compares
Software Engineer: Confluent’s median midpoint is 15% higher than the SaaS median
| Company | Median range | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Confluent | $249k – $292k | 8 |
| Databricks | $182k – $254k | 71 |
| Snowflake | $200k – $288k | 52 |
| Elastic | $133k – $211k | 30 |
| MongoDB | $106k – $248k | 27 |
| All SaaS companies we track | $192k – $280k | 988 |
Product Manager: Confluent’s median midpoint is 7% lower than the SaaS median
| Company | Median range | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Confluent | $193k – $227k | 7 |
| Databricks | $157k – $215k | 22 |
| Datadog | $192k – $240k | 19 |
| MongoDB | $151k – $297k | 13 |
| Snowflake | $236k – $339k | 12 |
| All SaaS companies we track | $191k – $263k | 406 |
Companies in the same industry are listed first. Each needs 3 or more published ranges for the role.
Best-paid open roles at Confluent
All open jobs →Senior Manager, Detection & Response (Security Engineering)
$242k – $319k / year
3 months ago
Staff Software Engineer I
$261k – $307k / year
5 months ago
Staff Software Engineer
$236k – $277k / year
4 months ago
Staff Product Manager, Cloud Networking
$232k – $272k / year
6 months ago
Staff Security Risk & Compliance Program Manager – Access Management
$222k – $261k / year
4 months ago
Senior Product Manager, Developer Experience
$193k – $227k / year
5 months ago
Questions about pay at Confluent
How much does Confluent pay?
Across 24 pay ranges in its job posts over the last year, Confluent’s median published range is $232k – $272k (United States). Pay varies by role and level; see the tables above.
Where does this data come from?
Only from pay ranges Confluent publishes in its own job posts, read hourly from its hiring system and kept for 12 months after a job closes. No surveys or self-reported salaries.
Does it include equity, bonus or commission?
Usually not. Published ranges are mostly base salary. Sales roles often add commission, and many companies add equity, so total pay is higher. Self-reported sites show total compensation, which is why their figures differ.
Why don’t all jobs show a salary?
Pay-transparency laws require ranges in job posts in US states such as California, New York, Colorado and Washington, but not in most other countries yet, so coverage outside the US is lower.