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; especially healthcare as you can have your partners (married or not & lgbtq friendly) included in your insurance." ((in 633 reviews)); "Pay is good but it isn’t work the poor mental state the company will have you in" ((in 337 reviews)); "The people are great and at the top of their game" ((in 334 reviews)); "Salary is good and very comfortable" ((in 291 reviews)); "Colleagues are nice and working from home" ((in 234 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 399 reviews)); "Extended working hours" ((in 141 reviews)); "Bad plus managers here in the organisation" ((in 128 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 transparency in the project and leadership 4. Most of the project is managed by CN team." ((in 67 reviews))

What are employees saying about TikTok redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about TikTok redundancy and their outlook for job security at TikTok in 2026.

What are the top reviewed TikTok locations?

London , Londonderry County Borough , Lolworth , Gillingham , Paddington , Kings Cross

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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

Ratings by category

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Diversity and inclusion

3.0

Career opportunities

2.7

Culture and values

2.6

Work/Life balance

2.5

Senior management

TikTok has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 6,298 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 Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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2.0

4 Jul 2026

Great perks but poor management practices

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

People and perks. great office in Dublin

Cons

Poor management and human resource practices

5.0

4 Jul 2026

Good benefits and snacks overshadow toxic colleagues

Content moderator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

- good benefits - nice office - snacks

Cons

- bad colleagues - toxic environment - lots of gossiping

3.0

3 Jul 2026

Ownership of outcomes but limited career growth

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

You get to actually own outcomes

Cons

If you don't know Mandarin then longer term career prospects are bleak

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