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Okta

#475 H-1B sponsor of 76,738#3 Cybersecurity sponsor of 42268% roles at wage level III and IV
H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026

Cybersecurity · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026

🏢 San Francisco, CA HQ🌐 okta.com

Does Okta sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?

Yes. Okta has filed 1,192 H-1B LCAs and 363 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 Okta filed 214 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $163,741, about 34% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 105 green-card cases were decided.

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H-1B filings
1,192
(FY2017–2026)
Median base pay
$164k
from 214 filings (FY2025–2026)
Pay vs market
+34%
above national median ($122k, FY2025–2026)
Green-card (PERM) filings
363
(FY2017–2026)

H-1B pay & filings by year

Median base salary (line) and H-1B filing volume (bars), by fiscal year

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Okta H-1B LCA filings and median base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearH-1B LCA filingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)94$167k
FY2025120$162k
FY2024134$149k
FY2023110$152k
FY2022206$143k
FY2021142$127k
FY2020124$135k
FY2019114$136k
FY201881$139k
FY201767$132k

A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.

H-1B wage floor & filing outcomes

What this employer pays against the DOL legal minimum, how senior the roles are, and how the filings were decided

Pay vs the legal floor
$144k
6% above the $136k prevailing wage
Role seniority (wage levels)
68% senior
15321218483
LCA decisions
96.9% certified
1,155 of 1,192 filings
Withdrawn 34 · Denied 3
USCIS I-129 petition outcomes · FY2017–2023
New petitions27 decided100% approved
Extensions342 decided99.4% approved
LCA filings by type
New employment192 filings16.1%
Transfers in392 filings32.9%
Renewals608 filings51%

Roles they file for

Top occupations (SOC) · click to search
Software Developers613Sales Engineers130Information Technology Project Managers100Computer and Information Systems Managers70Computer Occupations59

Where they hire

By city

Green-card (PERM) pay & filings by year

Median green-card offer (line) and PERM filing volume (bars), by fiscal year †

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Okta green-card (PERM) filings and median offered wage by fiscal year
Fiscal yearPERM filingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)24$183k
FY202581$181k
FY202447$180k
FY202326$170k
FY202273$168k
FY202144$144k
FY202012$140k
FY20199$139k
FY201820$133k
FY201727$144k

Green-card route and outcomes

Visa held when the green card was filed
H-1B250L-13F-12H-41PAROLEE1TN1
Green-card wage
$160k
median of 363 cases
$137k–$187k typical
PERM decisions
96.4% certified
350 of 363 filings
Withdrawn 10 · Denied 3

Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024

Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from

Countries of citizenship
India214China28Canada5Argentina2Pakistan2
Top schools
San Jose State University8University of Pune7The University of Florida7State University of New York at Buffalo6University of Southern California6
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Fields of study
Computer Science86Electrical Engineering29Computer Engineering28Information Systems14Information Technology13
Degrees
Master's168Bachelor's85None3High School1Other1

Patents

Granted
86
US patents
Published, not yet granted
135
applications
Most recent grant
March 24, 2026
Top area
Transmission of digital information55
Other top areas
Electric digital data processing24Wireless communication networks3Information and communication technology3Computing arrangements based on specific computational models1
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Pay against the local market

Okta’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 106% of the local BLS median for the same work.

OccupationMetroFilingsOkta payLocal BLS median‡vs market
Software DevelopersSan Francisco, CA273$162,774$156,136104%
Computer Occupations, All OtherSan Francisco, CA106$145,220$127,029114%
Software DevelopersSan Jose, CA104$153,673$164,05294%
Software DevelopersSeattle, WA87$153,546$149,471103%
Computer and Information Systems ManagersSan Francisco, CA42$222,977$219,019102%
Computer Occupations, All OtherSan Jose, CA30$128,023$142,48690%
Sales EngineersSan Francisco, CA30$140,302$136,727103%
Software DevelopersAustin, TX24$142,170$120,136118%
Software DevelopersDallas, TX24$133,522$123,651108%
Sales EngineersDallas, TX22$132,478$122,100108%

About Okta

Okta is a cybersecurity company based in San Francisco, CA. It was founded in 2009. It is listed on Nasdaq as OKTA.

Legal name
Okta, Inc.
Incorporated in
Delaware
Headquarters
100 First Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
Industry
Cybersecurity
Employees (global)
6,366 (2026)
Revenue FY2026
$2.9B +12% from $2.6B
Net income FY2026
$235M +739% from $28M
R&D FY2026
$639M (22% of revenue)

Okta pays a median H-1B base of $144,123 across FY2017–2026, about 16% above the typical Cybersecurity sponsor.

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