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Roku Salary

Roku Salary

Roku pays a median of $259K ($196K–$318K) across 59 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $196K–$318K salary range

Median: $259K  ·  Based on 59 public Roku job postings  ·  Updated October 23, 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 October 23, 2026
$259K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$196K–$318K
Typical range
$574K view JD
Highest base · Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning
59
Open roles
~6 yrs
Typical exp.
+16
39 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 92% of roles mention equity
IC salary by seniority
Senior
$274K (31)
Staff
$302K (5)
Management pay by function
366 - Partner Growth Mgmt
$161K (2)
378 - Ad Client Services
$115K (2)
Salary by department · median & top base
224 - search & recommendations
$391K · $574K top (5)
225 - advertising engineering
$302K · $527K top (9)
393 - viewer product & program mgmt
$249K · $483K top (5)
383 - ad product
$198K · $308K top (8)
Pay by location
New York $221K (11)Remote $253K (5)
Highest-paying skills
Scala $353KAzure $351KPython $330KGo $327KKubernetes $327KRAG $327KLLMs $327KMachine Learning $315K

Highest-paying open roles at Roku

Roku salary by department

  • 224 - search & recommendations: $391K median · $574K top base — Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning (view JD) (5 roles)
  • 225 - advertising engineering: $302K median · $527K top base — Senior Software Engineer (view JD) (9 roles)
  • 393 - viewer product & program mgmt: $249K median · $483K top base — Director of Product Management, Search (view JD) (5 roles)
  • 383 - ad product: $198K median · $308K top base — Senior Product Manager, Advertising – Supply Integrations (view JD) (8 roles)

Roku engineering & product salary by seniority

  • Senior: $274K median · $574K top base — Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning (view JD) (31)
  • Staff: $302K median · $510K top base — Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Ad Serving (view JD) (5)

Roku salary by location

  • New York: $221K median · $510K top base — Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Ad Serving (view JD) (11 roles)
  • Remote: $253K median · $280K top base — Assistant General Counsel, Legal & Business Affairs - Ad Tech & Media Transactions (view JD) (5 roles)

Remote work at Roku

9% of Roku's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Roku looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: AWS (17) · Java (16) · SQL (14) · Python (14) · Product Roadmap (12) · GCP (11) · Experimentation (10) · User Stories (6) · CI/CD (6) · Tableau (5).

Benefits & perks at Roku

Commonly listed: medical (54) · dental (54) · mental-health (54) · 401k (54) · life-ins (54) · pto (54) · parental (54) · gym (54).

About Roku

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

Experience & background at Roku

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 21 that do, Bachelor's and Master's 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; 92% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Roku total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 19% 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 59 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 59 public job postings with disclosed pay. 16 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (39 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 4 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Roku pay?
The median pay is $259K, with a typical range of $196K–$318K, based on 59 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 Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning, at $370K–$574K base.

Which team pays the most at Roku?
The 224 - search & recommendations team, at a $391K 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 59 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 October 23, 2026.

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