TikTok salaries

A big tech company with 600 certified H-1B filings on file, mostly for Software Engineer roles.

No public job board · H-1B median $220k (600 filings)

H-1B wages by title

Software Engineer$221kGeneral software engineering: backend, frontend, infrastructure and systems roles without a more specific title.Machine Learning Engineer$228kTrains, ships and maintains machine learning models in production.Data Scientist$220kUses statistics and models to answer questions with data; the "sexiest job" of 2012.Site Reliability Engineer$208kKeeps production up with software: on-call, SLOs and automation; Google's term.Data Engineer$194kBuilds the pipelines, warehouses and platforms that move and store data.Research Scientist$240kDesigns and runs experiments to push what models can do; usually a PhD role.Engineering Manager$345kManages a team of engineers: hiring, delivery and careers.Data Analyst$160kAnswers business questions with SQL, dashboards and spreadsheets.Full Stack Engineer$226kWorks across the browser, the API and the database; the default startup hire.Security Engineer$218kFinds and fixes weaknesses in systems, code and cloud accounts.DevOps Engineer$215kAutomates builds, deploys and infrastructure; the title that took over from sysadmin.AI Engineer$229kA software engineer who builds products on top of models rather than training them.Applied Scientist$235kResearch methods pointed at a product problem; Amazon made the title mainstream.Solutions Engineer$182kThe technical half of a sale: demos, proofs of concept and integration help.Head of Data$342kLeads a company's data team: analytics, data science and data engineering.Platform Engineer$181kBuilds the internal platform other engineers deploy on: clusters, CI, paved roads.Research Engineer$352kWrites the code that makes research run: training runs, experiments, infrastructure.

Title	H-1B
Software EngineerGeneral software engineering: backend, frontend, infrastructure and systems roles without a more specific title.	$221k252 filings
Machine Learning EngineerTrains, ships and maintains machine learning models in production.	$228k108 filings
Data ScientistUses statistics and models to answer questions with data; the "sexiest job" of 2012.	$220k74 filings
Site Reliability EngineerKeeps production up with software: on-call, SLOs and automation; Google's term.	$208k59 filings
Data EngineerBuilds the pipelines, warehouses and platforms that move and store data.	$194k58 filings
Research ScientistDesigns and runs experiments to push what models can do; usually a PhD role.	$240k15 filings
Engineering ManagerManages a team of engineers: hiring, delivery and careers.	$345k8 filings
Data AnalystAnswers business questions with SQL, dashboards and spreadsheets.	$160k7 filings
Full Stack EngineerWorks across the browser, the API and the database; the default startup hire.	$226k6 filings
Security EngineerFinds and fixes weaknesses in systems, code and cloud accounts.	$218k4 filings
DevOps EngineerAutomates builds, deploys and infrastructure; the title that took over from sysadmin.	Few2 filings
AI EngineerA software engineer who builds products on top of models rather than training them.	Few2 filings
Applied ScientistResearch methods pointed at a product problem; Amazon made the title mainstream.	Few1 filing
Solutions EngineerThe technical half of a sale: demos, proofs of concept and integration help.	Few1 filing
Head of DataLeads a company's data team: analytics, data science and data engineering.	Few1 filing
Platform EngineerBuilds the internal platform other engineers deploy on: clusters, CI, paved roads.	Few1 filing
Research EngineerWrites the code that makes research run: training runs, experiments, infrastructure.	Few1 filing

Certified H-1B filings, FY2025 Q4 to FY2026 Q3.

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TikTok has no public Greenhouse, Ashby or Lever board, so its pay here comes from H-1B filings only.

H-1B median by quarter

Fiscal quarter	Filings	Median
FY2025 Q1	166	$205k
FY2025 Q2	88	$222k
FY2025 Q3	339	$201k
FY2025 Q4	217	$210k
FY2026 Q1	70	$231k
FY2026 Q2	46	$212k
FY2026 Q3	267	$232k

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