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 (423) , Software Engineer (392) , Quality Analyst (216) , Product Manager (168) , Client Solutions Manager (164) , Account Manager (146) , Intern (123) , Brand Partnerships Manager (97) , Program Manager (97) , Data Scientist (84) , Manager (75) , Project Manager (75) , Senior Software Engineer (75) , Machine Learning Engineer (66) , Quality Assurance (57)

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

"Good benefits and packages Flexi Insurance coverage is good" ((in 654 reviews)); "The people are great and at the top of their game" ((in 337 reviews)); "Pay is good but if you divide by the overwhelming hours per day it is not worth it." ((in 329 reviews)); "Salary is good and very comfortable" ((in 284 reviews)); "Colleagues are nice and working from home" ((in 246 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 400 reviews)); "Extended working hours" ((in 143 reviews)); "some orgs will expect you to work long hours and not mention it in interviews (working as late as 10PM or later)" ((in 128 reviews)); "Bad plus managers here in the organisation" ((in 128 reviews)); "No career progression nor stability lots and lots of shift (from Global Business Solutions" ((in 67 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?

Madrid , Barcelona , Madridejos

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3.2

42% would recommend to a friend

(6,313 total reviews)

Shou Zi Chew

61% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

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TikTok has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 6,313 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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6K reviews

1.0

May 14, 2021

Hiring process is weird

Community content specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fast paced environment, ability to work wherever you want

Cons

Unprofessional hiring process, wasting people’s time

1.0

May 11, 2021

Not good company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There is nothing pros in this company

Cons

Not a great company to speak of

5.0

May 11, 2021

I learned a lot here

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Things keep changing, targets keep aiming highly but i love getting challenged and this is a great environment that challenges me to learn, to develop myself faster everyday.

Cons

long vacation would be luxury

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