Does Okta pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Okta employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Okta. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Okta?

62% of Okta employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Okta 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Okta?

Account Executive (131) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (108) , Sales (63) , Software Engineer (56) , Senior Software Engineer (38) , Solutions Engineer (35) , Customer Success Manager (28) , Director (25) , Enterprise Account Executive (25) , Sales Development Representative (25) , Business Development Representative (BDR) (24) , Staff Software Engineer (22) , Sales Representative (20) , Manager (19) , Marketing (19)

What are the pros of working at Okta according to real employee reviews?

"Co Founders Great products Great people Widely accepted in marketplace and crushing competition" ((in 161 reviews)); "Benefits are great" ((in 144 reviews)); "Pay is good except for this year the stock portion of salaries was eroded by the stock prices slump." ((in 82 reviews)); "Good work/life balance (for now)" ((in 81 reviews)); "The team was great and very transparent about the expectations." ((in 68 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Okta according to real employee reviews?

"data breaches and poor management around these" ((in 64 reviews)); "Annual layoffs followed by huge cuts to commission." ((in 37 reviews)); "Some of the Managers have no clue on identity but still allocated Director title" ((in 37 reviews)); "A bit bloated in middle management and the BT org could use an overhaul." ((in 12 reviews)); "Very poor management; cliquish; false openness and transparency; a lot of people who don't understand identity in positions of power and authority; upper management out of touch with what employee producers actually do; falsely claiming to want to be global and have a worldview but in a totally Bay Area bubble (which is growing smaller and more insular)." ((in 12 reviews))

What are employees saying about Okta layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Okta layoffs and their outlook for job security at Okta in 2026.

Okta reviews

3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(1,671 total reviews)

Todd McKinnon

69% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

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Okta has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,671 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Okta employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologia da informação industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

4.0

Mar 24, 2025

Matured tech company

Sales development representative (sdr)

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Set systems in place with strict management

Cons

No career progression in immediate future

1.0

Mar 21, 2025

Who cares about our employees

Consultant

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Work from home that's about it

Cons

Who cares about your personal time we want our customers to be happy at your expense. Sales team will do basically anything to sell and guess who gets the terrible end of the deal.... the consultants who have to explain to them thats not how it works.... leadership you say one thing they gonna put a target on you and SO LONG! Gotta learn to suck up to leadership

5.0

Mar 20, 2025

Great company to work for!

Regional alliances manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Startup mentality, agile decision making, cooperative environment, solid products, smart and professional people.

Cons

High attrition and limited resources in some critical areas

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