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Roku Salary

Roku Salary

Roku pays a median of $249K ($150K–$300K) across 132 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $150K–$300K salary range

Median: $249K  ·  Based on 132 public Roku job postings  ·  Updated September 8, 2026


This Roku 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

Roku · pay benchmark · updated September 8, 2026
$249K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$150K–$300K
Typical range
$638K view JD
Highest base · Lead Systems Software Architect
132
Open roles
~7 yrs
Typical exp.
+30
85 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 99% of roles mention equity
IC salary by seniority
Junior
$105K (7)
Senior
$251K (80)
Staff
$302K (11)
Management pay by function
225 - Advertising Engineering
$360K (3)
322 - Subscriptions
$162K (2)
378 - Ad Client Services
$149K (7)
380 - Ad Ops
$146K (2)
304 - Ad Marketing
$115K (2)
Salary by department · median & top base
225 - advertising engineering
$333K · $510K top (16)
393 - viewer product & program mgmt
$295K · $483K top (9)
224 - search & recommendations
$295K · $510K top (12)
303 - engagement growth marketing
$293K · $400K top (6)
377 - ad sales
$243K · $290K top (5)
425 - network infra & endpoint sec/device mgmt.
$219K · $279K top (5)
383 - ad product
$196K · $310K top (8)
381 - core analytics
$161K · $204K top (5)
Pay by location
New York $167K (40)Boston $274K (15)Remote $230K (10)Austin $219K (3)Chicago $224K (3)
Highest-paying skills
Kubernetes $330KScala $315KJava $302KGCP $302KSegment $300KMachine Learning $299KSpark $297KAWS $295K

Highest-paying open roles at Roku

Roku salary by department

  • 225 - advertising engineering: $333K median · $510K top base — Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Ad Serving (view JD) (16 roles)
  • 393 - viewer product & program mgmt: $295K median · $483K top base — Director of Product Management, Search (view JD) (9 roles)
  • 224 - search & recommendations: $295K median · $510K top base — Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Search (view JD) (12 roles)
  • 303 - engagement growth marketing: $293K median · $400K top base — Senior Device Sales Marketing Manager (view JD) (6 roles)
  • 377 - ad sales: $243K median · $290K top base — Senior Account Executive, Media and Entertainment (view JD) (5 roles)
  • 425 - network infra & endpoint sec/device mgmt.: $219K median · $279K top base — Senior Identity Access Management Engineer (view JD) (5 roles)
  • 383 - ad product: $196K median · $310K top base — Senior Product Manager, Ads Targeting & Audience Activation (view JD) (8 roles)
  • 381 - core analytics: $161K median · $204K top base — Senior Data Scientist (view JD) (5 roles)

Roku salary by seniority

  • Junior: $105K median · $270K top base — Associate General Counsel, Legal & Business Affairs - Litigation (view JD) (7)
  • Senior: $251K median · $510K top base — Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Search (view JD) (80)
  • Staff: $302K median · $510K top base — Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Ad Serving (view JD) (11)

Roku salary — lead & management

  • Lead: $266K median · $638K top base — Lead Systems Software Architect (view JD) (6)
  • Manager: $149K median · $360K top base — Engineering Manager, Ad Serving (view JD) (20)
  • Director: $337K median · $483K top base — Director of Product Management, Search (view JD) (5)

Roku salary by location

  • New York: $167K median · $510K top base — Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Ad Serving (view JD) (40 roles)
  • Boston: $274K median · $450K top base — Technical Architect - Business Applications (view JD) (15 roles)
  • Remote: $230K median · $290K top base — Senior Account Executive, Media and Entertainment (view JD) (10 roles)
  • Austin: $219K median · $400K top base — Senior Device Sales Marketing Manager (view JD) (3 roles)
  • Chicago: $224K median · $330K top base — Senior Device Sales Marketing Manager (view JD) (3 roles)

Remote work at Roku

8% of Roku's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Roku looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (27) · SQL (25) · AWS (21) · Java (21) · Looker (16) · GCP (15) · Tableau (15) · Product Roadmap (12) · Azure (9) · Scala (9).

Benefits & perks at Roku

Commonly listed: dental (132) · mental-health (132) · 401k (132) · medical (131) · life-ins (131) · parental (131) · pto (130) · gym (130).

About Roku

Roku is Public stage · 1,001–5,000 employees · founded 2002 · HQ Los Gatos, CA. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Roku

Roles typically ask for around 7 years of experience (up to 20+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 37 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; 99% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Roku total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 13% include commission; common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Roku hiring activity

Roku has 132 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 132 public job postings with disclosed pay. 30 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (85 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 2 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Roku pay?
The median pay is $249K, with a typical range of $150K–$300K, based on 132 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Roku?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Lead Systems Software Architect, at $350K–$638K base.

Which team pays the most at Roku?
The 225 - advertising engineering team, at a $333K 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 132 public Roku 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 September 8, 2026.

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