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 improved by 1% over the last 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 (388) , Quality Analyst (216) , Product Manager (167) , Client Solutions Manager (164) , Account Manager (147) , Intern (122) , Brand Partnerships Manager (95) , Program Manager (94) , 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; especially healthcare as you can have your partners (married or not & lgbtq friendly) included in your insurance." ((in 614 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 317 reviews)); "Salary is good and very comfortable" ((in 294 reviews)); "Colleagues are nice and working from home" ((in 242 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 394 reviews)); "Extended working hours" ((in 142 reviews)); "Bad plus managers here in the organisation" ((in 131 reviews)); "some orgs will expect you to work long hours and not mention it in interviews (working as late as 10PM or later)" ((in 126 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

(6,275 total reviews)

Shou Zi Chew

62% 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 6,275 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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1.0

Apr 9, 2026

Toxic

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing colleagues and free lunch

Cons

Toxic unethical leadership - not stable

3.0

Apr 9, 2026

Alright place to work if you don't mind grinding

Software development engineer in test (sdet)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Decent compensation - Good benefits - Exposed to a lot of learning opportunities

Cons

- Promotion is slow or non-existent without significant OT - direction is all over the place - very heavy focus on metrics and writing documents

3.0

Apr 9, 2026

It was fine

Content moderator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

On site lunch Good team Hybrid work

Cons

No progress opportunities Very monotone

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Human Resource Project Intern (TikTok Shop) - 2025 Start (BS/MS)

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