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 (413) , Software Engineer (396) , Product Manager (146) , 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 benefits and friends." ((in 403 reviews)); "good salary and you have the chance to work with the seniors" ((in 333 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 201 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 141 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 242 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 186 reviews)); "high pressure with no time to spend with life" ((in 69 reviews)); "Not work life balance at all" ((in 51 reviews)); "Managers have tons of power and quick visa sponsorship." ((in 51 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

(4,281 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 4,281 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

4.0

Nov 22, 2021

Its a good place for work

Quality assurance analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company provide all the good benefits to grow and learn.

Cons

Multilevel Communication for work and Regulations

4.0

Nov 21, 2021

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Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

pay and benefit is good

Cons

Hard to get promoted, stressful work and high intensity

5.0

Nov 21, 2021

Best Company

Content moderator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

One of the best organization I have worked. Good salary package and benefits for me and my family. WFH currently since DAY 1 due to MCO but always with 24x7 support by management as the Team leaders and senior agents are always there to offer help. Every occasions be it CNY, Raya, Diwali or Christmas, there are always gift box sent to our home. In overall, best place to work.

Cons

So far none that concerns me.

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