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?

42% 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 (380) , Quality Analyst (216) , Product Manager (167) , Client Solutions Manager (163) , Account Manager (144) , Intern (119) , Brand Partnerships Manager (94) , Program Manager (94) , Data Scientist (83) , Manager (75) , Senior Software Engineer (74) , Project Manager (73) , Machine Learning Engineer (64) , Quality Assurance (57)

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

"Good benefits; especially healthcare as you can have your partners (married or not & lgbtq friendly) included in your insurance." ((in 620 reviews)); "The people are great and at the top of their game" ((in 335 reviews)); "Pay is good but it isn’t work the poor mental state the company will have you in" ((in 322 reviews)); "Salary is good and very comfortable" ((in 288 reviews)); "Colleagues are nice and working from home" ((in 243 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 392 reviews)); "Extended working hours" ((in 139 reviews)); "some orgs will expect you to work long hours and not mention it in interviews (working as late as 10PM or later)" ((in 125 reviews)); "Bad plus managers here in the organisation" ((in 125 reviews)); "Toxic work culture" ((in 66 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.

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3.2

42% would recommend to a friend

(6,226 total reviews)

Shou Zi Chew

61% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

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3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Career opportunities

2.7

Culture & values

2.6

Work/Life balance

2.5

Senior management

TikTok has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 6,226 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

3.0

May 6, 2020

Consider only if you have an appetite for a fast-paced environment and long hours

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Fast-paced environment, quick turn-around, global start-up leader, lots going on which means lots to learn, great admin + talent team!

Cons

Supremely long working hours, can be rigid and non-flexible, lots of internal team politics

5.0

May 3, 2020

TikTok

Partnerships manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

I love working at TikTok Australia - the people, culture, and mission were awesome!

Cons

It's a fast-moving company so be prepared.

2.0

Apr 30, 2020

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Pros

Above Market Pay across departments but must negotiate aggressively in the beginning. Note some departments are more prized than others especially those that drive revenue (user growth, creative, partnership, monetization and not a "cost center" (finance, procurement, legal, or admin) to the company. Who you report to will be your life at Tiktok. When you interview, get a good sense of whether you want to report up to your manager. The saying is true: people don't leave jobs, they leave bad bosses. Tiktok as a tech company has tremendous potential with proper organization and structure it can become the top tech company it aspires to be.

Cons

Structural disorganization, inappropriate and unmarketable titles/job roles (what is PMO), lack of clarity and enforced ambiguity, transferring of responsibilities until next crop of unassuming newbies come along, HRBP very shifty, Chinese monitoring of all activities on proprietary platform, departmental misalignment, and unqualified upper management.

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