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 (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

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 6,226 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 Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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6K reviews

3.0

Oct 14, 2022

l

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People are nice and respectful.

Cons

Ways of working not always effective.

1.0

Oct 24, 2021

Kindergarten

Administrative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Good for your CV - Networking opportunities - Good snacks That’s it. I don’t see a point why would anyone work there

Cons

-No work-life balance. You’re always supposed to be online, the volume of work is enormous because there’s shortage of people and why to hire more if they just can expand your responsibilities lol; half of the team is burnt out -Not competitive salary and no career development plan from your manager. TikTok clearly can’t afford qualified staff and internal promotions reflect favoritism -Ridiculous bonus system, conditions of which they conceal during salary negotiations. Bonus will depend on the last word of your manager -No support from managers, toxic environment, lots of attitude from incompetent people; managers are constantly gaslighting -Your manager most probably won’t know how to do elementary things and you’ll be constantly disrupted by ad hoc errands. All the team leadership in general is inexperienced

5.0

May 28, 2020

good choice

Marketing strategy

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

you need to enjoy facing challenge

Cons

almost every time, you are under tight strains.

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