Is Okta a good company to work for?

Okta has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 1,802 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) .

Does Okta pay their employees well?

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.

How satisfied are employees working at Okta?

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, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Okta?

Account Executive (131) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (108) , Sales (62) , Software Engineer (56) , Senior Software Engineer (38) , 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 (19)

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

"Co Founders Great products Great people Widely accepted in marketplace and crushing competition" ((in 155 reviews)); "RSUs with real value and great benefits like paid cell phone and Internet for your home office." ((in 136 reviews)); "Pay is good except for this year the stock portion of salaries was eroded by the stock prices slump." ((in 96 reviews)); "Good work/life balance (for now)" ((in 77 reviews)); "Has a great leadership that cares about the business and the individuals." ((in 69 reviews))

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

"Bad management all around." ((in 69 reviews)); "Annual layoffs followed by huge cuts to commission." ((in 36 reviews)); "Some of the Managers have no clue on identity but still allocated Director title" ((in 36 reviews)); "Upper management has lost the plot." ((in 15 reviews)); "A bit bloated in middle management and the BT org could use an overhaul." ((in 13 reviews))

What are employees saying about Okta layoffs in 2026?

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.

What are the top reviewed Okta locations?

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

Okta reviews

3.6

61% would recommend to a friend

(1,670 total reviews)

Todd McKinnon

70% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

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Okta has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,670 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Okta employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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2K reviews

3.0

Dec 26, 2022

Like any other tech company run by the overly entitled

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Pros

A handful of Sr Directors, but for the most part anyone Director and below is awesome to work with.

Cons

Executive Leadership is lacking in so many areas. As a group, they do not believe in feedback, lack diversity, and betray the company value of transparency.

2.0

Sep 29, 2022

Horrible management

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employee benefits Todd's vision Flexible working location and hours

Cons

The middle management, especially in marketing, is complete garbage. All they care about is themselves and getting themselves promoted. If you are talented, they will minimize your responsibilities and put you in a corner with no budget so no one can see what you are really capable of. They talk rudely to you and don't encourage growth. All of the good leaders left after the Auth0 acquisition and the people left could care less about the company or developing talent.

2.0

Apr 29, 2022

Not a People First Company

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Pay is great, benefits are great -- really makes you want to overlook the terrible culture.

Cons

I find that Okta is more concerned with being the next Salesforce than with the mental well-being and concern for its people. The way I've heard management speak about their employees is discouraging. Micromanaging is also a rampant part of culture here. Burnout is abundant.

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