Roku Software Engineer salary

Based on 110 H-1B filings by Roku, Inc., fiscal years 2025–2026. Base salary only.

Also listed as: Software Developer, Software Development Engineer, SDE

Median salary$226,158
Middle 50%$187.2k–$244.4k
vs. all employers+62%comparison median $139,194
Filings110FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $129,916 and $420,750.
PercentileSalary
10th$155,709
25th$187,185
50th (median)$226,158
75th$244,375
90th$274,325

Salary by year

Median salary

$150k $215k $280k FY2020: median $170,000 (67 filings) FY2021: median $171,000 (134 filings) FY2022: median $184,080 (169 filings) FY2023: median $192,941 (44 filings) FY2024: median $259,250 (113 filings) FY2025: median $226,158 (77 filings) FY2026: median $263,500 (33 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 67 filings FY20 FY2021: 134 filings FY21 FY2022: 169 filings FY22 FY2023: 44 filings FY23 FY2024: 113 filings FY24 FY2025: 77 filings FY25 FY2026: 33 filings FY26 169
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$170,000$157,000$170,87267
FY2021$171,000$169,963$191,064134
FY2022$184,080$162,510$192,941169
FY2023$192,941$170,000$212,50044
FY2024$259,250$220,286$283,442113
FY2025$226,158$187,000$226,15877
FY2026$263,500$222,422$264,51433

By state

California
$244,203
Texas
$173,153
Massachusetts
$234,409
New York
$208,305

Bar length: number of filings (California 73). Figure: average salary in that state.

By city

San Jose, CA$226,158 · 72 filings
Austin, TX$155,709 · 22 filings
Boston, MA$229,500 · 11 filings

Cities with at least 10 filings. Figure: median salary.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Level I · Entry – 0
Level II · Qualified $189,793 14
Level III · Experienced too few 8
Level IV · Fully competent $226,158 81

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Questions

How much does a software engineer make at Roku?

In H-1B filings, Roku, Inc.'s median base salary for Software Engineer is $226,158; half of filings fall between $187,185 and $244,375. Bonus and stock are not included.

Does Roku sponsor H-1B visas for software engineers?

Yes. Roku, Inc. filed 110 certified Labor Condition Applications for this role in FY2025–FY2026. A filing is a step before the visa petition, not an approval.

Which job titles are included?

Filings are grouped by occupation code 15-1252 (Software Developers), so this page covers every job title Roku filed under that code.

Where does this data come from?

The U.S. Department of Labor's public LCA disclosure files, updated every quarter. Methodology