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

(6,222 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 6,222 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

3.0

Dec 5, 2018

Too much Chinese Interference

Community manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great work & something exciting happening everyday as It's a app for youngsters.

Cons

No sense of Direction, Bad Managers

TikTok Response

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We apologize for your experience. If you would like to discuss your concerns about management further, please feel free to contact us at global-oc@tiktok.com

5.0

Nov 30, 2018

Global Talent

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-TikTok is an amazing product and we have many other products to support under the ByteDance umbrella. -Top Tech Company, Machine Learning & AI Technology -Amazing work atmosphere, lots of teamwork -Cross-Boarder Collaboration -Solid Location -Rapid Growth, wearing many hats -Great Tech Benefits, Lunch, Dinner

Cons

-Not much to share when working with a booming tech company

TikTok Response

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are thrilled to have passionate team members like yourself!

5.0

Nov 6, 2018

Opportunity to do something different

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Opportunity to work in a less defined tech space - Very international company , rapidly globalizing - Global leader in AI technology that forms backbone of app - Intelligent, kind, and humble coworkers

Cons

- Because its a global company you might have to work during different time zones occasionally

TikTok Response

We appreciate your feedback! At TikTok, we embrace challenges through collaboration with all of our talented TikTok team members!

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