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 salary and you have the chance to work with the seniors" ((in 327 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 142 reviews)); "Teams are great." ((in 126 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 237 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 189 reviews)); "High pressure to meet performance targets" ((in 60 reviews)); "Not work life balance at all" ((in 51 reviews)); "Very bad managers and mentors that aren't willing to teach you." ((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

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ByteDance reviews

3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(4,281 total reviews)

Rubo Liang

59% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (4,281 reviews)

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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).

Reviews by job title

4K reviews

5.0

Apr 19, 2023

Best Company

Ad operations manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Tons of growth within the company Great benefits

Cons

None that I can think of

5.0

Apr 18, 2023

I am satisfied with the working environment of this company

Inter marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I am satisfied with the working environment of this company

Cons

work time is too long

ByteDance Response

Thanks for everything you contributed to the company over the 9+ years you were with us, and we wish you all the best in the future.

5.0

Apr 18, 2023

The best to ever do it

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I like bytedance because they care

Cons

I want segways from car to building door

ByteDance Response

Thank you for sharing your review and it’s brilliant to read that you had such a positive experience.

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