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 (400) , Product Manager (147) , 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 benefits and friends." ((in 418 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 222 reviews)); "basic pay is good" ((in 206 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 141 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 236 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 187 reviews)); "High pressure to meet performance targets" ((in 71 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 , Sunnyvale , Boston , Scottsdale , China Grove , China , San Diego , 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

(4,297 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 4,297 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

Oct 6, 2021

ByteDance SWE

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- A lot of young people work here so the culture is very vibrant - Good infrastructure - Good pay - Entry-level engineers can still work on important tasks that make an impact - A good learning experience for entry-level engineers - Coworkers are very supportive and some of the smartest people work here

Cons

- Long work hours, usually very busy

5.0

Oct 6, 2021

Awesome organisation

Advertising quality manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Send gifts every month Openwork culture Exposure to all the departments Startup culture , rocket speed

Cons

Lack of transparency, still structuring and fixing departments

5.0

Oct 6, 2021

pretty good

Business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

practical skills in communication and quantitative analysis

Cons

time conflicts on some projects

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