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 (379) , Quality Analyst (216) , Product Manager (167) , Client Solutions Manager (163) , Account Manager (144) , Intern (119) , Brand Partnerships Manager (94) , Program Manager (94) , Data Scientist (82) , 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 598 reviews)); "The people are great and at the top of their game" ((in 340 reviews)); "Pay is good but it isn’t work the poor mental state the company will have you in" ((in 319 reviews)); "Salary is good and very comfortable" ((in 299 reviews)); "Colleagues are nice and working from home" ((in 231 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 143 reviews)); "Bad plus managers here in the organisation" ((in 122 reviews)); "some orgs will expect you to work long hours and not mention it in interviews (working as late as 10PM or later)" ((in 119 reviews)); "No career progression nor stability lots and lots of shift (from Global Business Solutions" ((in 64 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

(6,219 total reviews)

Shou Zi Chew

61% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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 6,219 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

May 26, 2026

Fast-paced learning environment

Content intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fast-paced environment with smart teammates, strong ownership, and many opportunities to learn and grow.

Cons

Workload can be heavy at times, and priorities may change quickly, requiring strong adaptability.

3.0

May 26, 2026

Nice office but poor organization and no future plans

Quality analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The office is nice work is not too much

Cons

Organization is very bed no plan no future movement

4.0

May 24, 2026

Decent pay and benefits, but language barrier issues

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

decent pay with good benefits

Cons

Chinese speaking teams for the most part

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Nice office but poor organization and no future plans

Decent pay and benefits, but language barrier issues

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