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 (145) , 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 405 reviews)); "good salary and you have the chance to work with the seniors" ((in 323 reviews)); "The company has a lot of good colleagues and have a chance to execute various projects" ((in 223 reviews)); "basic pay is good" ((in 180 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 237 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 177 reviews)); "high pressure with no time to spend with life" ((in 73 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of work" ((in 60 reviews)); "Very bad managers and mentors that aren't willing to teach you." ((in 49 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

(4,264 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 4,264 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

Jun 2, 2021

Great company with lots of perks and support

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very supportive, lots of perks, lots of career growth opportunities.

Cons

Work hours can be long due to global meeting with other countries.

5.0

Jun 1, 2021

Best organization to work with.

Sales executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Amazing management - Very good pay - Best work culture - Lot of learnings - Good Mentorship - Can easily connect with global teams to build network or sort out issues - LOT of care towards employees - Many surprises (you'll get unexpected gifts)

Cons

We can find cons at every place, that's part of work life. But I haven't witnessed anything intense to highlight here.

3.0

Jun 1, 2021

ByteDance

Advertising media executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

young team, enjoyable working environments, good benefits

Cons

Always work over time, hard to get promotion

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