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Okta Salary

Okta Salary

Okta pays a median base salary of $182K ($151K–$238K) across 107 public job postings (2025–2026).

Okta Jobs — Salary Guide 2026

$199K median · $150K–$250K range · 90 postings analyzed

📊 Salary Range

PercentileSalary
P25 (lower range)$150K
P50 (median)$199K
P75 (upper range)$250K

🏷️ Top Roles Requiring Okta

Department / Role
Engineering
Operations
Sales
Security
Finance

🏢 Top Companies Hiring for Okta

Nightfall Ai · Ironcladhq · Networkright · Haize Labs · Lila Sciences

Frequently Asked Questions

What salary do Okta jobs pay?

Jobs requiring Okta pay a median of $199K in 2026, based on 90 active postings analyzed by Recruiting from Scratch.

Which roles require Okta?

The most common roles listing Okta are Engineering, Operations, Sales, Security, Finance positions.

Which companies hire the most Okta talent?

Nightfall Ai · Ironcladhq · Networkright · Haize Labs · Lila Sciences

Methodology

Salary data is drawn from 90 active job postings listing Okta as a required or preferred skill, tracked by Recruiting from Scratch. Figures represent the median of posted salary maximums (annual USD only).

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📊 Salary breakdown

Okta · base salary benchmark · updated June 10, 2026
$182K
Median base
$151K–$238K
Typical range
107
Open roles
~7 yrs
Typical exp.
ⓘ Base salary only — equity is separate (103 postings cite equity)
Salary by department
Strategic Accounts-315
$308K (6)
Okta for AI Agents-764
$269K (3)
Enterprise Sales-340
$260K (7)
SE Field-321
$246K (3)
Corporate Communication-410
$224K (3)
Product Management-810
$189K (5)
Legal-170
$184K (7)
Recruiting-180
$179K (3)
Highest-paying skills
Segment $261KSaml $195KOauth $195KKubernetes $194KCI/CD $187KAWS $184KMachine Learning $182KIam $182K

Highest-paying open roles at Okta

Okta salary by department

  • Strategic Accounts-315: $308K median (6 roles)
  • Okta for AI Agents-764: $269K median (3 roles)
  • Enterprise Sales-340: $260K median (7 roles)
  • SE Field-321: $246K median (3 roles)
  • Corporate Communication-410: $224K median (3 roles)
  • Product Management-810: $189K median (5 roles)
  • Legal-170: $184K median (7 roles)
  • Recruiting-180: $179K median (3 roles)

Okta salary by seniority

  • Mid: $260K median (23)
  • Senior: $165K median (33)
  • Staff: $174K median (17)
  • Manager: $143K median (17)
  • Director: $227K median (16)

Okta salary by location

  • San Francisco: $181K median (28 roles)
  • Remote: $288K median (15 roles)
  • New York: $184K median (5 roles)

Remote work at Okta

15% of Okta's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $288K median vs $232K onsite.

What Okta looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: AWS (11) · Python (11) · Kubernetes (8) · Java (8) · JavaScript (7) · Go (6) · CI/CD (5) · GCP (4) · Docker (4) · Terraform (3).

Benefits & perks at Okta

Commonly listed: dental (103) · vision (103) · pto (103) · parental (103) · hsa-fsa (101) · 401k (101).

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 18+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 37 that do, Bachelor's and Master's are most common.

Base salary vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are base salary only. Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 96% of these postings reference equity (rsu, options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Okta total compensation signals

Beyond base salary, postings indicate: 2% include commission; on-target earnings run about $232K where stated (4 roles); common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Okta hiring activity

Okta has 107 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 107 public job postings with disclosed pay. 80 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (107 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Okta pay?
The median base salary is $182K, with a typical range of $151K–$238K, based on 107 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 Vice President, Global Systems Integrators, at $470K base.

Which team pays the most at Okta?
The Strategic Accounts-315 team, at a $308K 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

USD base salary aggregated from 107 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 June 10, 2026.

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