Roblox Salary

💰 $220K–$320K salary range

Median: $269K  ·  Based on 230 public Roblox job postings  ·  Updated October 7, 2026

This Roblox salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect base salary only (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Highest-paying open roles at Roblox

• Senior Director of Engineering, Generative AI — $526K–$574K · Software Engineering
• Senior Director, Privacy, Product and Platform Security — $458K–$526K · Software Engineering
• Director of Engineering – Studio Systems — $399K–$458K · Software Engineering
• Distinguished Engineer, Content Platform — $399K–$458K · Software Engineering
• Distinguished Engineer, Machine Learning - Discovery — $419K–$458K · Software Engineering
• Technical Director - AI Roblox Studio — $399K–$458K · Software Engineering
• Director, Capacity Planning & Engineering — $399K–$458K · Software Engineering
• Director, Engineering — Engineering Acceleration — $399K–$458K · Software Engineering
• Engineering Director, Storage — $399K–$458K · Software Engineering
• Distinguished Engineer, Machine Learning Systems – Economy — $397K–$456K · Software Engineering

Roblox salary by department

• machine learning: $308K median · $399K top base — Senior Engineering Manager, Search and Discovery (view JD) (6 roles)
• product management: $306K median · $439K top base — Director of Product - Ads Performance (view JD) (12 roles)
• engineering: $298K median · $443K top base — Principal Security Software Engineer, Enterprise Security (view JD) (12 roles)
• data science: $293K median · $374K top base — Principal Data Scientist - Safety (view JD) (6 roles)
• software engineering: $269K median · $574K top base — Senior Director of Engineering, Generative AI (view JD) (144 roles)
• ui/ux: $196K median · $305K top base — Senior Product Designer, Monetization (view JD) (5 roles)
• early career ft - engineering: $175K median · $227K top base — Software Engineer, Engine Infrastructure (view JD) (12 roles)

Roblox engineering & product salary by seniority

• Mid: $175K median · $227K top base — Software Engineer, Engine Infrastructure (view JD) (15)
• Senior: $269K median · $346K top base — Senior Software Engineer, Privacy Infrastructure (view JD) (101)
• Staff: $320K median · $458K top base — Distinguished Engineer, Machine Learning - Discovery (view JD) (50)

Roblox engineering & product management salary

• Manager: $320K median · $399K top base — Senior Engineering Manager, Ads Data Platform (view JD) (17)
• Director: $429K median · $574K top base — Senior Director of Engineering, Generative AI (view JD) (9)

Roblox salary by location

• Remote: $269K median · $345K top base — Principal Fullstack/Backend Software Engineer, User Connections (view JD) (3 roles)

Remote work at Roblox

1% of Roblox's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $269K median vs $269K onsite.

What Roblox looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Go (60) · Python (49) · Kubernetes (31) · React (30) · CI/CD (24) · Java (23) · SQL (20) · Rust (19) · AWS (14) · TypeScript (13).

Benefits & perks at Roblox

Commonly listed: dental (2) · vision (2) · 401k (2).

About Roblox

Roblox is Public stage · 1,001–5,000 employees · founded 2004 · HQ San Mateo, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Roblox

Roles typically ask for around 6 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 68 that do, Bachelor's and Master's and PhD are most common.

Posted pay vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are the midpoint of each posting's advertised salary range (which, for commission roles, includes on-target earnings). Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 100% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Roblox total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Roblox hiring activity

Roblox has 230 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 230 public job postings with disclosed pay. 83 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (148 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 3 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Roblox pay?
The median pay is $269K, with a typical range of $220K–$320K, based on 230 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Roblox?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Senior Director of Engineering, Generative AI, at $526K–$574K base.

Which team pays the most at Roblox?
The machine learning team, at a $308K median.

Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.

Methodology

Posted-range midpoints (USD) aggregated from 230 public Roblox job postings (2025–2026). Range = 25th–75th percentile; median = 50th percentile. Roles, departments, skills, and experience are parsed from the postings. Base salary only — equity excluded. Last refreshed October 7, 2026.

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