How I Make $400K A Year Working At TikTok

Sora Lee didn't plan on going into tech after college. Here's what she's learned working at Netflix, Meta and TikTok, and how much money she's made.

This is an installment of CNBC Make It's Millennial Money series, which profiles people across the globe and details how they earn, spend and save their money.

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How I Make $400K A Year Working At TikTok

[BrigetteWaltershield]

The BIGGEST LIE You've Been Told About Money is that it doesn't grow on TREES!!

[soraunni]

✨ Thank you for featuring me! It’s an honor to share my story with you all here.

To all working moms, single moms, immigrants, international students, and APIs at work, I see you. Let’s lift and inspire each other - We got this! 🙌🏻

[MorganEvans-gg]

I'm favoured, $27K every week! I can now give back to the locals in my community and also support God's work and the church. God bless America.

[lsmith]

Why the hate? It’s not like she’s some useless, lazy gold digger. Does it really bother people so much that she’s independent, hard-working, and financially savvy without needing to rely on a partner?

[lasvegasluca]

Every family has that one person who will break the family financial struggle, I hope you become the one

[shukriAmad]

financial independence is key for women As an investing enthusiast, I often wonder how top level investors are able to become millionaires off investing. . I’ve been sitting on over $545K equity from a home sale and I’m not sure where to go from here, is it a good time to buy into stocks or do I wait for another opportunity?

[ivettemercado]

Really love how she's honest about her mistakes and knows to learn from them in the future. Super honest of her and wish her the best of luck!!

[quinkim]

Agree with her suggesting everyone work as a server. You learn a lot.

[Essy-smer]

for those who did not watch the show she was on (love after divorce), she mentioned that her ex-husband was abusive and the reason for divorce was domestic violence

[SeoungPark-eg]

I work with her in a cross functional manner at Tiktok & followed the show she was on & this. She is an individual contributor in marketing, does not bring in nearly what she claims. It’s been well established that she was laid off from Meta and fired from Netflix. It’s easy to look her up and see that she rents some old condominium in Foster City, not San Mateo. Has a partner, is not a “single mom” that she states splits rent with to make ends meet. Divorced her husband, who she said bought her over $500k worth of cars after she was caught cheating and now needs constant external validation

This woman just rewrote the definition of a toxic narcissist

[autumnislovely]

I gotta say I admire her work ethic. I don’t have kids, but I became burnt out after just 10 years in the work force.

[LouiseGeier]

The problem we have is because Most people always taught that " you only need a good job to become rich " . These billionaires are operating on a whole other playbook that many don't even know exists.

[Slashed]

“Selling home I co-owned with my ex-husband” 🤔 right…

[grahambluebell]

Really appreciate her honesty and transparency around her divorce, money and career! Respect

[veniceblackwood]

I wish to diversify my assets by investing in ETFs/index funds and stocks of corporations with stable cash flows. I received $400k from the selling of my condo in Mansfield. Do I need some sort of asset manager to achieve this?

[SL-lzjr]

Goes to show even wealthy people don't always have financial literacy. Appreciate her openness and honesty.

[EmersonFranklin]

She's really way up there in the ladder. Very few people make that much. Wish I was her but my 9-5 will not let me be great

[marvinbrown]

Sora is a hustler... I'm really inspired by her work ethic. I, too, agree with her comment about working in the service industry. I'm a therapist, and honestly those customer service skills always come in handy, not just with my clients, but in collateral contacts that I may have to make on their behalf.

[wewatchu]

This woman appeared on Korean match-making TV show and no one wanted her and she left the show ALONE, making $400k don't mean nothing if no body wants her

[c_c]

“Just because people have an expensive car, doesn’t mean they are wealthy. And cars are a depreciating assets.” Wow, what a valuable idea.