TikTok Inc. H-1B salaries

TikTok Inc. filed 1,932 certified H-1B applications between Sep 2023 and Jun 2026. Half of them paid more than $207,500 a year. The typical offer was 23% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $207,500
Middle half earn: $150,865 to $265,000
Top 10% earn over: $321,630
Certified filings: 1,932

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Pay by job title


Software Engineer	203	$182,500	+33%	$144,328 – $249,000
Machine Learning Engineer	128	$198,500	+17%	$144,000 – $251,705
Machine Learning Scientist	42	$251,374	+57%	$203,040 – $324,195
Product Manager	41	$181,293	+14%	$139,443 – $234,564
Data Scientist	40	$170,652	+44%	$142,158 – $256,862
Backend Software Engineer	33	$198,369	+20%	$176,500 – $230,000
Data Engineer	32	$155,700	+47%	$135,901 – $198,886
Software Development Engineer in Test	30	$159,000	+55%	$114,760 – $214,645
Data Engineer, E-Commerce	23	$200,000	–	$184,205 – $228,500
Data Engineer - Data Platform	23	$220,000	–	$204,500 – $233,500
Software Engineer, Recommendation Infrastructure	22	$233,750	–	$175,250 – $287,500
Research Scientist	18	$200,640	+31%	$174,643 – $247,500
Marketing Manager	14	$230,000	+93%	$182,611 – $268,932
Senior Product Manager	13	$341,143	+105%	$298,200 – $358,176
Senior Software Engineer	13	$250,025	+70%	$240,000 – $270,000
Frontend Engineer	12	$183,500	+15%	$168,466 – $234,400
Software Engineer - E-commerce Recommendation Infrastructure	11	$237,000	–	$195,460 – $272,580
Software Engineer - Recommendation Developer Infrastructure	10	$225,500	–	$191,250 – $227,500
Machine Learning Manager	10	$366,156	+53%	$292,359 – $438,462
Product Manager - Senior	10	$350,254	+44%	$272,104 – $392,846
Senior Data Scientist	9	$268,880	+77%	$255,100 – $294,000
Engineering Manager	9	$370,011	+89%	$318,781 – $423,000
Backend Software Engineer - Trust and Safety	9	$205,000	–	$172,000 – $303,000
Software Engineer Senior	8	$264,514	+94%	$243,284 – $285,000
Machine Learning Engineer-Tiktok Search	7	$276,000	–	$249,600 – $282,000
TikTok Shop - Data Scientist	7	$260,000	–	$223,000 – $265,500
Software Engineer (Backend/Fullstack) - Trust and Safety	7	$180,000	–	$150,500 – $192,750
Backend Software Engineer, TikTok Privacy	7	$185,000	–	$160,000 – $215,500
Machine Learning Engineer, TikTok Recommendation	7	$183,600	–	$157,000 – $228,000
Technical Program Manager	6	$225,732	+35%	$190,366 – $267,500
Machine Learning Engineer, E-commerce Feed Recommendation	6	$169,200	–	$163,350 – $204,300
Backend Engineer	6	$123,947	−16%	$110,635 – $137,259
Software Development Engineer in Test - Trust and Safety	6	$191,950	–	$165,950 – $232,125
Creator Network Growth Manager - TikTok LIVE	6	$141,500	–	$101,000 – $144,500
TikTok Shop - Senior Associate/Analyst- User Growth	6	$190,000	–	$187,000 – $231,250
Senior Software Development Engineer in Test	6	$236,000	+74%	$230,500 – $247,500
Machine Learning Engineer (TikTok Inc. Recommendation)	6	$147,600	–	$144,000 – $159,300
Designer	5	$175,000	+119%	$114,462 – $225,000
Backend Software Engineer, TikTok LIVE-Foundation-Governance	5	$230,000	–	$220,000 – $230,000
Frontend Software Engineer	5	$175,000	+17%	$144,000 – $191,150
Test Engineer	5	$140,000	+39%	$102,710 – $195,000
Software Engineer, Privacy	5	$159,480	–	$129,680 – $188,000
Data Engineer, Global Live	5	$250,000	–	$200,000 – $268,000
TikTok Shop - Anti-Fraud Risk Data Analyst	5	$145,000	–	$142,000 – $155,000
Senior Backend Software Engineer	5	$237,000	+21%	$236,000 – $290,000
Tech Lead Manager	5	$432,000	+59%	$318,781 – $471,000
Tech Manager	5	$280,000	+38%	$252,106 – $285,000
Program Manager	4	$147,763	+6%	$132,322 – $147,763
Product Manager - User Growth	4	$300,000	+7%	$273,750 – $300,000
Machine Learning Engineer - Senior	4	$331,600	+7%	$319,900 – $358,875

Where they work

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San Jose, CA	1,199	$220,000	$169,200 – $276,000
Bellevue, WA	532	$196,208	$142,150 – $258,050
Culver City, CA	128	$144,750	$120,000 – $196,010
New York, NY	48	$160,000	$140,000 – $200,000
Mountain View, CA	8	$210,000	$162,869 – $273,180
San Francisco, CA	4	$137,500	$118,750 – $157,000
Middlesex, NJ	4	$179,000	$163,750 – $193,000
Fontana, CA	3	$185,000	$185,000 – $185,000
Los Angeles, CA	3	$185,000	$184,500 – $197,500
Atlanta, GA	2	$166,428	$165,714 – $167,142
Washington, D.C., DC	1	$235,000	$235,000 – $235,000

By year


2023	87	$214,488
2024	682	$200,000
2025	860	$191,700
2026	303	$263,500

By experience level


Level I	399	$144,000
Level II	571	$191,800
Level III	444	$240,000
Level IV	462	$276,000