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 improved by 1% over the last 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 (389) , Quality Analyst (216) , Product Manager (167) , Client Solutions Manager (164) , Account Manager (147) , Intern (122) , Brand Partnerships Manager (96) , Program Manager (95) , 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 614 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 317 reviews)); "Salary is good and very comfortable" ((in 294 reviews)); "Colleagues are nice and working from home" ((in 242 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 394 reviews)); "Extended working hours" ((in 142 reviews)); "Bad plus managers here in the organisation" ((in 131 reviews)); "some orgs will expect you to work long hours and not mention it in interviews (working as late as 10PM or later)" ((in 126 reviews)); "No career progression nor stability lots and lots of shift (from Global Business Solutions" ((in 68 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?

São Paulo , Salvador , Nova Aliança do Ivaí , Rio de Janeiro , Angra dos Reis , Santa Maria , Blumenau , Canapi , Pedro Leopoldo , Cuiabá , Itapecerica da Serra , Campo Grande , Belo Horizonte , Brasil Novo

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TikTok reviews

3.2

43% would recommend to a friend

(6,284 total reviews)

Shou Zi Chew

62% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

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TikTok has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 6,284 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

3.0

Sep 28, 2020

Content review

Content reviewer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good culture and an exciting place to work in

Cons

Salary can be a little bit more

4.0

Sep 25, 2020

MLE

Machine learning engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

High salary for the employee

Cons

bad work and life balance

5.0

Sep 25, 2020

Exciting company with an ambitious mindset

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great culture in a super fast-paced company. Lots of opportunity to grow and learn - Very cross-functional - Passionate, smart people - International workforce - Some great perks! - Ability to get things done quickly and have an impact

Cons

- Senior management/leadership aren't always the best communicators - Benefits could be more regularly updated and improved

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