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 (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 399 reviews)); "good salary and you have the chance to work with the seniors" ((in 325 reviews)); "The company has a lot of good colleagues and have a chance to execute various projects" ((in 215 reviews)); "basic pay is good" ((in 190 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 131 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 235 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 182 reviews)); "some teams have high pressure" ((in 83 reviews)); "Not work life balance at all" ((in 50 reviews)); "Managers have tons of power and quick visa sponsorship." ((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 , Boston , Scottsdale , China Grove , China , San Diego , Sunnyvale , California , Ann Arbor , South China , Canada , Houston , Texas City , Peru , Calabasas , Chino Hills

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ByteDance

ByteDance reviews

3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(4,270 total reviews)

Rubo Liang

59% 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 4,270 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

Apr 19, 2021

Amazing work culture

Growth marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employee oriented company with a focus on a holistic work culture

Cons

High pressure environment and fast paced workspace may affect people who arent used to that kind of work

4.0

Apr 18, 2021

Quick review

Game publishing producer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High-growing, free to work and more vision to overseas market

Cons

Lack of successful game product

5.0

Apr 18, 2021

Perfect Work Life Balance

Product business manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Open Management Freedom Fun at Work Your voice and Ideas are heard and recocgnized

Cons

Not trusted by Indian Govt

Viewing 3739 - 3741 of 4,270 Reviews

Jobs at ByteDance

Benefits Operation Data Analyst Project Intern - 2026 Start (BS/MS)

Cloud Network Engineer Graduate (Physical Network Infra) - 2026 Start (BS/ MS)

Research Scientist - Technologies of Data Management, LLM and AI Agents - Global Frontier Tech Recruitment Program - 2027 Start (PhD)

Software Engineer Intern (Payment Network) - Global Payment - 2026 Summer(BS/MS)

Machine Learning Engineer Intern (Global E-commerce Risk Control) - 2026 Summer (BS/MS)