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Okta Salary

Okta Salary

Okta pays a median of $206K ($172K–$233K) across 100 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $172K–$233K salary range

Median: $206K  ·  Based on 100 public Okta job postings  ·  Updated September 8, 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 September 8, 2026
$206K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$172K–$233K
Typical range
$427K view JD
Highest base · Vice President, Engineering - Authentication
100
Open roles
~7 yrs
Typical exp.
+34
73 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 95% of roles mention equity · options
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$82K (6)
Senior
$198K (31)
Staff
$221K (38)
Management pay by function
Cloudmaker-698
$233K (3)
FP&A-125
$163K (2)
Business Operations-150
$157K (2)
Salary by department · median & top base
strategic accounts-315
$366K (7)
tech ops-610
$221K · $319K top (7)
sw eng - infrastructure-672
$220K · $306K top (10)
business operations-150
$199K · $256K top (6)
bt people legal and finance technology-155
$176K · $325K top (5)
sales development-310
$82K · $82K top (5)
Pay by location
San Francisco $206K (32)Remote $216K (17)Chicago $111K (4)
Highest-paying skills
Segment $366KZero Trust $238KJava $231KEks $221KDocker $221KHelm $221KKubernetes $219KAzure $217K

Highest-paying open roles at Okta

Okta salary by department

  • strategic accounts-315: $366K median (7 roles)
  • tech ops-610: $221K median · $319K top base — Senior Manager, Site Reliability Engineering - Infrastructure Platform (view JD) (7 roles)
  • sw eng - infrastructure-672: $220K median · $306K top base — Manager, Site Reliability Engineering (view JD) (10 roles)
  • business operations-150: $199K median · $256K top base — Senior Manager, xDR Strategy & Operations (view JD) (6 roles)
  • bt people legal and finance technology-155: $176K median · $325K top base — Enterprise Architect, Finance & Legal Systems (view JD) (5 roles)
  • sales development-310: $82K median · $82K top base — Sales Development Representative, West (view JD) (5 roles)

Okta salary by seniority

  • Mid: $82K median · $192K top base — Software Engineer II, Frontend Agentic AI (view JD) (6)
  • Senior: $198K median · $363K top base — Senior Director, GRC (view JD) (31)
  • Staff: $221K median · $427K top base — Vice President, Engineering - Authentication (view JD) (38)

Okta salary — lead & management

  • Manager: $173K median · $396K top base — Federal Sales Manager - Civilian (view JD) (18)
  • Director: $285K median · $378K top base — Director, Engineering - Okta Integration Network (view JD) (5)

Okta salary by location

  • San Francisco: $206K median · $378K top base — Director, Engineering - Okta Integration Network (view JD) (32 roles)
  • Remote: $216K median (17 roles)
  • Chicago: $111K median · $222K top base — Program Manager, ISV Ecosystem (view JD) (4 roles)

Remote work at Okta

18% of Okta's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $366K median vs $186K onsite.

What Okta looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: AWS (21) · Python (20) · Terraform (16) · Go (15) · GCP (14) · Kubernetes (14) · Azure (9) · CI/CD (9) · Java (9) · MEDDPICC (8).

Benefits & perks at Okta

Commonly listed: dental (95) · vision (95) · hsa-fsa (95) · 401k (95) · pto (95) · parental (95) · relocation (4).

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 11 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; 95% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Okta total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 51% include commission; on-target earnings run about $333K where stated (8 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 100 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 100 public job postings with disclosed pay. 34 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (73 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 2 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 $172K–$233K, based on 100 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–$647K 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 100 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 September 8, 2026.

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