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 manager allows you to be independent in your work" ((in 346 reviews)); "The company has a lot of good colleagues and have a chance to execute various projects" ((in 210 reviews)); "basic pay is good" ((in 209 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 144 reviews)); "good working environment; working time is flexible" ((in 132 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 240 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 180 reviews)); "high pressure with no time to spend with life" ((in 75 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

ByteDance reviews

3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(771 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

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771 reviews

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1.0

Nov 24, 2024

Not Recommended Unless Desperate For A Job

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lunch Buffet provided by the company

Cons

Toxic Work Environment Not for Non-Chinese speakers No YoY Salary Increment

2.0

Nov 23, 2024

Absolutely terrible place to work, but love the friends you make along the way

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The handful of cool people and brilliant personalities that you get to meet makes a sliver of this job worth it. They also provide lunch, dinner, and a constant stream of snacks + beverages. I literally spent $0.00 on groceries lol. Also, when people hear you work at ByteDance/TikTok, you get a lot of impressed looks from the youths and adults. - their benefits like medical/dental/vision/etc. are actually super good. like amazing actually. probably bc they know we will need it lmao. I’m about to hit you with a lot of cons, but before I do, I want to give credit where credit it due; This job really pushed me to grow professionally and personally. I grew in confidence, worked on my people skills (I am such an introvert), built really strong relationships with stakeholders and agencies, and so much more. The good definitely outweighs the bad, but it was such a toxic environment that I am glad I parted ways.

Cons

literally everything else lol. - management does not care about you. they don’t know the first thing about managing. the only qualification to manage is you have to be chinese or east asian presenting. straight up, no bs. it’s the elephant in the room and i’m just calling it out. - they literally paid me in pennies for the same job my team members were getting x3 more than me for. they hated that ‘pay transparency was a thing in America.’ - while they try desperately to show the optics that they aren’t tied to China, TikTok and all its managing decisions are all ultimately made by them. - they want to know what competitors are doing and will hire ex employees from those places and then listen to zero advice, suggestions, guidance, etc. They truly do not listen to anyone but from the top. - they love to make you feel dumb, if you have Asian parents you know what i’m talking about. nothing you do is good enough. - even when you show them proof and receipts and cold hard facts of unethical treatment, they just have nothing to say, deny it, and write you off as a disruptor. from there, they will actively begin to review poorly so they have an excuse to force you to resign. - their performance review system….. gworl don’t get me started. absolute nonsense and chaos. I will leave it at this list because I can go on and on.

3.0

Nov 20, 2024