Question 1

Is Okta a good company to work for?

Accepted Answer

Okta has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 1,808 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 61% of employees would recommend working at Okta to a friend and 59% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Okta have been left by employees working as Senior Customer Success Manager, Sales Development Representative and Sales Development Representative (SDR).

Question 2

Does Okta pay their employees well?

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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.

Question 3

How satisfied are employees working at Okta?

Accepted Answer

61% 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, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

Question 4

What are the top reviewed jobs at Okta?

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Account Executive (131), Sales Development Representative (SDR) (109), Sales (62), Software Engineer (56), Senior Software Engineer (39), 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 (18)

Question 5

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

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"Co Founders Great products Great people Widely accepted in marketplace and crushing competition" ((in 162 reviews)); "Great Benefits and Comp" ((in 140 reviews)); "Pay is good except for this year the stock portion of salaries was eroded by the stock prices slump." ((in 89 reviews)); "Good work/life balance (for now)" ((in 71 reviews)); "The team was great and very transparent about the expectations." ((in 64 reviews))

Question 6

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

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"Bad management all around." ((in 69 reviews)); "Some of the Managers have no clue on identity but still allocated Director title" ((in 38 reviews)); "Annual layoffs followed by huge cuts to commission." ((in 34 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 17 reviews)); "A bit bloated in middle management and the BT org could use an overhaul." ((in 12 reviews))

Question 7

What are employees saying about Okta layoffs in 2026?

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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.

Question 8

What are the top reviewed Okta locations?

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San Francisco, Washington, Chicago, New York, Seattle, Bellevue, San Jose, Austin, Los Angeles, Boston, Dallas, Atlanta, Denver, Salt Lake City, Raleigh, California City, San Diego, Miami, Houston, Nashville, South San Francisco, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Phoenix, Detroit, Sacramento, Baltimore, Jacksonville, Tampa, Sweden

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