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?

52% 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 (414) , Software Engineer (401) , Product Manager (147) , Intern (116) , Quality Analyst (79) , Senior Software Engineer (79) , Internship (67) , Quality Assurance (60) , 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 benefits and friends." ((in 400 reviews)); "good salary and you have the chance to work with the seniors" ((in 334 reviews)); "The company has a lot of good colleagues and have a chance to execute various projects" ((in 213 reviews)); "basic pay is good" ((in 208 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 137 reviews))

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

"No work life balance; expects to be on call even late at night; most of the documents are in mandarin" ((in 242 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 184 reviews)); "high pressure with no time to spend with life" ((in 64 reviews)); "Not work life balance at all" ((in 51 reviews)); "Very bad managers and mentors that aren't willing to teach you." ((in 50 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 , Sunnyvale , Boston , Scottsdale , China Grove , China , San Diego , California , Ann Arbor , South China , Canada , Houston , Texas City , Peru , Calabasas , Chino Hills

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ByteDance reviews

3.4

52% would recommend to a friend

(4,303 total reviews)

Rubo Liang

60% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Culture & values

2.8

Senior management

2.6

Work/Life balance

ByteDance has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,303 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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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

5.0

Mar 7, 2022

Grow at the pace of light and build a rocketship everyday!

Apac media strategy lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

One of the fastest growth slingshot experiences, with a steep learning curve and experience gathered across cross-functional multi-level collaborations

Cons

The best experience at ByteDance makes up for any smaller cons - almost none so far in my experience of almost 2 year!

4.0

Mar 7, 2022

join in if u r passionate and young.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

passion inspiration and of fullPeople here are

Cons

Over-work, okr, under pressure, unable to be work life balance, pua

5.0

Mar 6, 2022

Monetization Product Manager

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Have a sense of achievement, many excellent colleagues, and a very good working environment.

Cons

The average working hours are relatively long and the working pressure is relatively high

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