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?

43% 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 (390) , Quality Analyst (216) , Product Manager (167) , Client Solutions Manager (164) , Account Manager (147) , Intern (122) , Brand Partnerships Manager (96) , Program Manager (96) , Data Scientist (84) , Manager (75) , Senior Software Engineer (75) , Project Manager (74) , Machine Learning Engineer (66) , 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 612 reviews)); "The people are great and at the top of their game" ((in 342 reviews)); "Pay is good but it isn’t work the poor mental state the company will have you in" ((in 324 reviews)); "Salary is good and very comfortable" ((in 285 reviews)); "A lot of learning from great colleagues and teamwork (esp. in ours) was unmatchable." ((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 402 reviews)); "Extended working hours" ((in 142 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 123 reviews)); "No career progression nor stability lots and lots of shift (from Global Business Solutions" ((in 64 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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TikTok reviews

3.2

43% would recommend to a friend

(6,296 total reviews)

Shou Zi Chew

61% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.0

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 6,296 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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2.0

Dec 18, 2023

Bad work-life balance

Marketing manager

Recommend

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Pros

Overall the company is okay. There are some nice perks, but the culture and work expectations are some of the worst I've experienced.

Cons

Work-life balance is very bad. The hours and deadlines are very unrealistic. They expect you to be available at all times and taking meetings at any time of the day - I've had meetings at 7am and midnight numerous times. On a few occasions, I was at the office from 9am until midnight.

1.0

Nov 15, 2023

Avoid at all cost unless you want to be overworked, overutilised, and have your mental health plunge

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The only saving grace is my teammates. That's it.

Cons

This is the worst place I've ever worked for. I have a laundry list of downsides but let's just go with the most detrimental ones: 1. Claims to be a global company but at its core still pans to China. Processes are outdated, internal tools are broken, poorly designed with metrics that don't make sense. 2. Overworked? More like beyond redemption. If you're a single contributor, expect to be flanked by all sides and don't expect help because you're meant to "have it all together" despite the poor onboarding process and lack of guidance and support from the management team. 3. Bosses and management. Yes men everywhere. Work is often passed down and requested by top management just because. Literally. Sometimes its based on a hunch? Where's the data? The rationale?

1.0

Nov 3, 2023

Toxic as F

Manager

Recommend

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Pros

None! ive been here a few years and can confirm the slightly higher than market pay accounts for little when oyu're doing 12 hour shifts, workign weekends and dealing with incredible toxic environments

Cons

Lol. Imagine them all. Toxic atmosphere

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