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 (382) , Quality Analyst (216) , Product Manager (167) , Client Solutions Manager (163) , Account Manager (145) , Intern (119) , Brand Partnerships Manager (94) , Program Manager (94) , Data Scientist (83) , Manager (75) , Senior Software Engineer (74) , Project Manager (73) , Machine Learning Engineer (65) , 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 338 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 295 reviews)); "A lot of learning from great colleagues and teamwork (esp. in ours) was unmatchable." ((in 225 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 410 reviews)); "Extended working hours" ((in 142 reviews)); "Bad plus managers here in the organisation" ((in 125 reviews)); "some orgs will expect you to work long hours and not mention it in interviews (working as late as 10PM or later)" ((in 124 reviews)); "No career progression nor stability lots and lots of shift (from Global Business Solutions" ((in 65 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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TikTok reviews

3.2

42% would recommend to a friend

(6,233 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 6,233 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 Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

5.0

May 13, 2020

Australian team

Partnership manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun adtech product, great fast paced team culture

Cons

being a new team right now, still fine tuning best practice

5.0

May 11, 2020

Interview Process

Emea talent acquisition partner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A great experience from the initial interaction to the offer letter.

Cons

No cons to mention at all.

4.0

May 11, 2020

Great

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exciting, friendly environment, good possibilities to grow

Cons

Shifts, salary not too high

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