Does TikTok pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, TikTok employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at TikTok. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at TikTok?

43% of TikTok employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated TikTok 2.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at TikTok?

Content Moderator (422) , Software Engineer (390) , Quality Analyst (216) , Product Manager (167) , Client Solutions Manager (164) , Account Manager (147) , Intern (122) , Brand Partnerships Manager (96) , Program Manager (96) , Data Scientist (84) , Manager (75) , Senior Software Engineer (75) , Project Manager (74) , Machine Learning Engineer (66) , Quality Assurance (57)

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

"Good benefits and packages Flexi Insurance coverage is good" ((in 647 reviews)); "The people are great and at the top of their game" ((in 351 reviews)); "Pay is good but if you divide by the overwhelming hours per day it is not worth it." ((in 322 reviews)); "Salary is good and very comfortable" ((in 286 reviews)); "Colleagues are nice and working from home" ((in 228 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and the boss in China prefers to give guys in Singapore low performance review" ((in 401 reviews)); "Extended working hours" ((in 141 reviews)); "Bad plus managers here in the organisation" ((in 126 reviews)); "some orgs will expect you to work long hours and not mention it in interviews (working as late as 10PM or later)" ((in 123 reviews)); "No career progression nor stability lots and lots of shift (from Global Business Solutions" ((in 68 reviews))

What are employees saying about TikTok layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about TikTok layoffs and their outlook for job security at TikTok in 2026.

What are the top reviewed TikTok locations?

Berlin , München , Frankfurt am Main , Hamburg

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3.2

43% would recommend to a friend

(6,296 total reviews)

Shou Zi Chew

61% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

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TikTok has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 6,296 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The TikTok employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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6K reviews

4.0

Mar 6, 2026

Easy job

Content moderator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, good bonus, TM great

Cons

Obsession with office attendance to not have space for work

1.0

Mar 6, 2026

Management thinks they only abide by US rules

Market program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent meal and if lucky you might get nice lead. Staff are pure gold to work with.

Cons

No more hybrid, no flexibility to parents or staff with additional needs and salary drags way behind other tech. Yearly reorgs without the slightest hint of empathy towards staff.

1.0

Mar 5, 2026

Moderator

Content moderator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

work culture free lunch team building

Cons

favouritism unfairness pay is bad considering the work and hours you do

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