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 (84) , 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 and packages Flexi Insurance coverage is good" ((in 637 reviews)); "The people are great and at the top of their game" ((in 330 reviews)); "Pay is good but if you divide by the overwhelming hours per day it is not worth it." ((in 312 reviews)); "Salary is good and very comfortable" ((in 285 reviews)); "Colleagues are nice and working from home" ((in 240 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 405 reviews)); "Extended working hours" ((in 135 reviews)); "Bad plus managers here in the organisation" ((in 129 reviews)); "some orgs will expect you to work long hours and not mention it in interviews (working as late as 10PM or later)" ((in 120 reviews)); "Toxic work culture" ((in 62 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

(6,241 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 6,241 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 Tecnologia da informação industry (3.9 stars).

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6K reviews

4.0

Jun 1, 2026

Great experience in a fast-paced environment with high targets

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

International company where you can gain great experience and meet people, startup mindset, a lot of interesting projects.

Cons

can be both pro and con - very high pace, also high targets, slow paperwork.

2.0

May 31, 2026

Losing its luster

Sales leader

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to add to your experience, build your network, strong benefits

Cons

Agree with the cons from many of the other reviews

4.0

May 31, 2026

Growth opportunities and benefits offset by diversity issues

Software engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

good chance for growth, good benefit. free lunch

Cons

low diversity, bad work life balance

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