Does ByteDance pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, ByteDance employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at ByteDance. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at ByteDance?

51% of ByteDance employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated ByteDance 2.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at ByteDance?

Content Moderator (411) , Software Engineer (395) , Product Manager (145) , Intern (116) , Quality Analyst (79) , Senior Software Engineer (77) , Internship (67) , Quality Assurance (59) , Data Scientist (53) , Account Manager (52) , Quality Assurance Analyst (51) , Human Resources (46) , Software Engineer(Internship) (42) , Machine Learning Engineer (41) , Subject Matter Expert (SME) (41)

What are the pros of working at ByteDance according to real employee reviews?

"good salary and you have the chance to work with the seniors" ((in 323 reviews)); "The company has a lot of good colleagues and have a chance to execute various projects" ((in 212 reviews)); "basic pay is good" ((in 187 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 133 reviews)); "Teams are great." ((in 123 reviews))

What are the cons of working at ByteDance according to real employee reviews?

"TT no work life balance good if you don't want any relationships work like brainless human long work hour spent 8" ((in 239 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 183 reviews)); "High pressure to meet performance targets" ((in 79 reviews)); "Managers have tons of power and quick visa sponsorship." ((in 50 reviews)); "Not work life balance at all" ((in 49 reviews))

What are employees saying about ByteDance layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed ByteDance locations?

San Jose , Seattle , Los Angeles , Mountain View , New York , Bellevue , Austin , San Francisco , Chicago , Ashburn , Nashville , Palo Alto , China , California City , Culver City , Boston , Scottsdale , China Grove , China , San Diego , Sunnyvale , California , Ann Arbor , South China , Canada , Houston , Texas City , Peru , Calabasas , Chino Hills

ByteDance reviews

3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(4,256 total reviews)

Rubo Liang

59% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

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ByteDance has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,256 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ByteDance 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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4K reviews

1.0

Mar 18, 2025

review

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good food, good teammates, benefit is ok

Cons

very bad work life balance

3.0

Mar 18, 2025

OK

Sre engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

interesting tech stack, lots of good engineering work here high compensation

Cons

lots of busy work have to work with teams across very different time zones knowing mandarin is useful

4.0

Mar 17, 2025

Good leader and supportive mentor, better than expected

Backend software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I don't know how's the other teams, but my team seems good in my one-year experience so far. The team leader is located at China but the team culture has no difference from most silicon valley tech companies. Mentor is supportive, so it's good for entry-level engineers to grow.

Cons

Sometimes need to sync with colleagues at China, and the time zone difference is tough. The workload continuously increase since joining the company and expect to continue to expand the scope; stopping growing generally means lower performance rating.

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