Okta Salary

💰 $165K–$231K salary range

Median: $192K  ·  Based on 166 public Okta job postings  ·  Updated October 23, 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

Highest-paying open roles at Okta

• Area Vice President, Strategic Sales — $408K–$605K · Strategic Accounts-315
• Area Sales Director, Enterprise (Auth0) — $360K–$495K · Enterprise Sales-340
• Strategic Account Executive, Auth0 — $308K–$462K · Strategic Accounts-315
• Strategic Account Executive — $308K–$424K · Strategic Accounts-315
• Strategic Account Executive, North Carolina — $308K–$424K · Strategic Accounts-315
• Strategic Account Executive, Auth0 Florida — $308K–$424K · Strategic Accounts-315
• Strategic Account Executive, Auth0 ( Chicago) — $308K–$424K · Strategic Accounts-315
• Vice President, Vertical Strategy & Commercialization — $294K–$404K · Product Management-810
• Senior Director, R&D Planning & Operations — $290K–$398K · HQ Engineering-625
• Regional Sales Manager, Enterprise — $288K–$396K · Enterprise Sales-340

Okta salary by department

• strategic accounts-315: $366K median (15 roles)
• enterprise sales-340: $309K median (13 roles)
• total rewards-132: $249K median · $301K top base — Director, M&A People Strategy & Integration (view JD) (5 roles)
• product management-810: $246K median · $404K top base — Vice President, Vertical Strategy & Commercialization (view JD) (6 roles)
• se field-321: $231K median (8 roles)
• sw eng - applications-674: $221K median · $378K top base — Director, Engineering - Okta Integration Network (view JD) (12 roles)
• tech ops-610: $216K median · $319K top base — Senior Manager, Site Reliability Engineering - Infrastructure Platform (view JD) (7 roles)
• business operations-150: $177K median · $256K top base — Senior Manager, xDR Strategy & Operations (view JD) (6 roles)

Okta engineering & product salary by seniority

• Mid: $144K median · $222K top base — Program Manager, ISV Ecosystem (view JD) (10)
• Senior: $182K median · $311K top base — Product Architect, AI (Auth0) (view JD) (20)
• Staff: $221K median · $308K top base — Principal Software Engineer (view JD) (25)

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: $204K median · $398K top base — Senior Director, R&D Planning & Operations (view JD) (44 roles)
• Remote: $204K median (32 roles)
• Los Angeles: $232K median (3 roles)

Remote work at Okta

20% of Okta's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $342K median vs $196K onsite.

What Okta looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (29) · AWS (26) · MEDDPICC (23) · Java (22) · GCP (20) · Go (16) · Terraform (15) · Kubernetes (13) · Azure (13) · CI/CD (12).

Benefits & perks at Okta

Commonly listed: dental (162) · vision (162) · pto (162) · parental (162) · hsa-fsa (159) · 401k (159) · relocation (4) · 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 24 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; 98% 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: 82% include commission; on-target earnings run about $281K where stated (9 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 166 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 166 public job postings with disclosed pay. 85 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (135 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 20 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Okta pay?
The median pay is $192K, with a typical range of $165K–$231K, based on 166 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 166 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 23, 2026.

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