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 (390) , Quality Analyst (216) , Product Manager (168) , Client Solutions Manager (164) , Account Manager (146) , 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 and packages Flexi Insurance coverage is good" ((in 636 reviews)); "Pay is good but if you divide by the overwhelming hours per day it is not worth it." ((in 345 reviews)); "The people are great and at the top of their game" ((in 332 reviews)); "Salary is good and very comfortable" ((in 285 reviews)); "Colleagues are nice and working from home" ((in 237 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 141 reviews)); "some orgs will expect you to work long hours and not mention it in interviews (working as late as 10PM or later)" ((in 130 reviews)); "Bad plus managers here in the organisation" ((in 123 reviews)); "Toxic work culture" ((in 63 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

TikTok reviews

3.2

42% would recommend to a friend

(6,298 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 6,298 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

Apr 3, 2024

Toxic Culture

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Culture of bullying especially from management. Would not recommend to work here at all

Cons

Free food in the canteen

1.0

Mar 24, 2024

Do not recommend

Quality assurance analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I don't see any, I would not advise to work here

Cons

Poor salary ,Toxic culture, bad managers

1.0

Mar 19, 2024

Dont work here

Ad moderation specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A handful of my co-workers Phone & Wi-Fi & Gym stipend

Cons

1. Poor work-life balance 2. Poor management 3. Unrealistic goals/metrics 4. Was fully remote and then turned to in-office and no pay increase my last year 5. Was Monday-Friday 9-5 when I started and ended up with a Tuesday-Saturday 6-2 shift 6. Very hard to grow within the company 7. I got a "promotion" but no pay increase 8. Promised ALL holidays are off AND paid but I ended up having to work every holiday if it landed on my work day

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