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

(6,232 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 6,232 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

Jan 13, 2024

A huge regret

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Free lunch and dinner Free snacks and drinks Gym and phone reimbursement Good healthcare plans Good 401k matching

Cons

The pros I listed are legit, but none of it makes up for how toxic the work environment is, when people in management positions are liars and manipulators with no integrity. You’re also expected to work very late nights and weekends. Working here has a been a huge regret. This place attracts lots of ex-Amazon workers who brought their toxicity into this place. If you’re reading this because you’ve been bombarded with TikTok recruiters’ messages on LinkedIn. Just ask yourself why it is so hard to attract and maintain talent, despite the high salary this places offers.

1.0

Aug 3, 2023

Horrible company with fake culture

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The CEO is the main pro. Otherwise, the benefits and offerings on campus are not even comparable to what other large companies in tech provide. The best perk is their fitness allowance, I guess. WLB is pretty good too because you don't really need to work as the company is overhiring.

Cons

If you don't speak Mandarin, you're at a heavy disadvantage. 95%+ of the company is Chinese, so you'll have to get used to being in meetings where only Chinese is spoken and seeing the language spoken in the office and all your chat threads. Also, it's very obvious that everyone at the company is forced to do what satisfies HQ (aka "China Team").

1.0

Mar 9, 2022

Poor Organization, False HR hiring, No room for growth.

Risk specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-You get company swag every 3 months

Cons

-HR and Recruiter reps will often lie about expectations or benefits. -There is no structure, and it's all talk about growth, seen no peers or cross-functional teams get promoted in a year even through mass hiring. -Paid holidays is a lie, often has to work holidays -No accommodation option for full remote-work, even though all work has been done remote for past 2 and a half years.

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