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 (414) , Software Engineer (398) , Product Manager (146) , 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 salary and you have the chance to work with the seniors" ((in 315 reviews)); "The company has a lot of good colleagues and have a chance to execute various projects" ((in 206 reviews)); "basic pay is good" ((in 202 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 142 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 241 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 186 reviews)); "High pressure to meet performance targets" ((in 68 reviews)); "Very bad managers and mentors that aren't willing to teach you." ((in 52 reviews)); "Not work life balance at all" ((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

(4,289 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 4,289 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

1.0

Oct 9, 2022

avoid

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

challenging projects and big scope of work

Cons

conflicting high priorities and bad work life balance

5.0

Sep 30, 2022

Strategy MANAGER

Strategy manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work. Leading the world. You can meet a lot of people from different backgrounds, which really makes the work interesting.

Cons

Too much pressure and workload

4.0

Sep 22, 2022

Great scope, medium WLB, bad admin team

Algorithm engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Great place to learn new things 2. Freedom to explore different fields 3. High visibility. Great manager in my team.

Cons

1. Some meeting at night. But frequency really depends on team. 2 Recruiter and hr not professional.

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