Is Okta a good company to work for?

Okta has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 1,805 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, 3.5 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) (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)

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 163 reviews)); "Great Benefits and Comp" ((in 141 reviews)); "Pay is good except for this year the stock portion of salaries was eroded by the stock prices slump." ((in 90 reviews)); "Good work/life balance (for now)" ((in 76 reviews)); "Has a great leadership that cares about the business and the individuals." ((in 70 reviews))

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

"Bad management all around." ((in 63 reviews)); "Some of the Managers have no clue on identity but still allocated Director title" ((in 36 reviews)); "Annual layoffs followed by huge cuts to commission." ((in 35 reviews)); "Upper management has lost the plot." ((in 17 reviews)); "A bit bloated in middle management and the BT org could use an overhaul." ((in 14 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

(1,672 total reviews)

Todd McKinnon

69% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.3

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

Okta has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,672 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

4.0

Mar 10, 2025

It was great while it lasted

Senior technical support engineer

Recommend

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Pros

The culture was great at the IC and lower management level. Pay was great for comparable jobs

Cons

Problem is that all the things that made Okta the place to work are quickly getting phased out. They're targeting higher earners for layoffs and replacing them with overseas or lower paid positions. They've done layoffs three years in a row now, Feb each year; and smaller cullings throughout the year. Currently not hiring any remote positions in the US. They still pretend to be progressive company but they're quickly taking advantage of the change in political winds in the US.

2.0

Jan 14, 2025

Public Sector is a mess & Mgt play favorites

Regional sales manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great portfolio of Identity solutions, customers that love the product and good team members to work with.

Cons

Some of the upper Management of Sales teams are toxic and abusive. Territories are constantly changing, every year huge lay offs and treatment of favorites towards reps happen. The Public Sector team across the US is under 18 mths in roles and the demands on closing business at Quotas which are ridiculously misaligned (Executives admit) and if Management does not like you, they will find a way to get rid of you if you speak up about the abusive and toxic treatment even if you have not completed 1 full year in the SLED organization. The pressure and expectations on the sales teams gives little to no work life balance.

1.0

Jan 13, 2025

Toxic workplace

Customer success manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Pays well and decent benefits

Cons

Worst experience of my career and I would not recommend even to my worst enemy. Micromanagement at its finest, gaslighting and terrible management passed from director to self righteous mid level management.. Don’t bother going to HR as they are not helpful and allow a toxic environment it’s their culture.

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