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Okta Salary

Okta Salary

Okta pays a median of $206K ($174K–$249K) across 143 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $174K–$249K salary range

Median: $206K  ·  Based on 143 public Okta job postings  ·  Updated October 17, 2026


This Okta 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

Okta · pay benchmark · updated October 17, 2026
$206K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$174K–$249K
Typical range
$443K view JD
Highest base · Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Commercial Legal
143
Open roles
~7 yrs
Typical exp.
+67
119 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 92% of roles mention equity · options, rsu
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$160K (7)
Senior
$187K (18)
Staff
$221K (23)
Management pay by function
Enterprise Sales-340
$342K (3)
Public Sector-325
$342K (3)
SW Eng - Applications-674
$242K (2)
Cloudmaker-698
$233K (3)
FP&A-125
$163K (2)
Business Operations-150
$155K (2)
Salary by department · median & top base
strategic accounts-315
$366K · $424K top (15)
enterprise sales-340
$342K (7)
se field-321
$252K (6)
total rewards-132
$249K · $301K top (5)
sw eng - applications-674
$221K · $378K top (10)
tech ops-610
$218K · $319K top (8)
product management-810
$215K · $404K top (6)
accounting operations-121
$198K · $246K top (5)
Pay by location
San Francisco $221K (39)Remote $216K (23)Los Angeles $366K (4)
Highest-paying skills
MEDDPICC $342KSegment $290KTalent Acquisition $249KTotal Rewards $249KPayroll $246KOnboarding $244KZero Trust $229KDocker $226K

Highest-paying open roles at Okta

Okta salary by department

  • strategic accounts-315: $366K median · $424K top base — Strategic Account Executive (view JD) (15 roles)
  • enterprise sales-340: $342K median (7 roles)
  • se field-321: $252K median (6 roles)
  • total rewards-132: $249K median · $301K top base — Director, M&A People Strategy & Integration (view JD) (5 roles)
  • sw eng - applications-674: $221K median · $378K top base — Director, Engineering - Okta Integration Network (view JD) (10 roles)
  • tech ops-610: $218K median · $319K top base — Senior Manager, Site Reliability Engineering - Infrastructure Platform (view JD) (8 roles)
  • product management-810: $215K median · $404K top base — Vice President, Vertical Strategy & Commercialization (view JD) (6 roles)
  • accounting operations-121: $198K median · $246K top base — Sr. Manager, Strategic Sourcing – Technology (view JD) (5 roles)

Okta engineering & product salary by seniority

  • Mid: $160K median · $222K top base — Program Manager, ISV Ecosystem (view JD) (7)
  • Senior: $187K median · $311K top base — Product Architect, AI (Auth0) (view JD) (18)
  • Staff: $221K median · $308K top base — Principal Software Engineer (view JD) (23)

Okta engineering & product management salary

  • Manager: $244K median · $319K top base — Senior Manager, Site Reliability Engineering - Infrastructure Platform (view JD) (8)

Okta salary by location

  • San Francisco: $221K median · $443K top base — Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Commercial Legal (view JD) (39 roles)
  • Remote: $216K median (23 roles)
  • Los Angeles: $366K median · $424K top base — Strategic Account Executive (view JD) (4 roles)

Remote work at Okta

18% of Okta's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $309K median vs $192K onsite.

What Okta looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: AWS (25) · Python (23) · GCP (19) · Java (17) · Go (16) · Terraform (16) · MEDDPICC (14) · Azure (12) · Kubernetes (10) · CI/CD (10).

Benefits & perks at Okta

Commonly listed: dental (131) · vision (131) · pto (131) · parental (131) · hsa-fsa (130) · 401k (130) · relocation (3) · mental-health (1).

About Okta

Okta is Public stage · 5,001–10,000 employees · founded 2009 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Okta

Roles typically ask for around 7 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 19 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 (options, rsu). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Okta total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 80% include commission; on-target earnings run about $377K where stated (6 roles); common structures: salaried, hourly. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Okta hiring activity

Okta has 143 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 143 public job postings with disclosed pay. 67 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (119 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 15 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Okta pay?
The median pay is $206K, with a typical range of $174K–$249K, based on 143 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Okta?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Area Vice President, Strategic Sales, at $408K–$605K base.

Which team pays the most at Okta?
The strategic accounts-315 team, at a $366K 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 143 public Okta 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 17, 2026.

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