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

(771 total reviews)

Rubo Liang

59% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

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3.0

Oct 2, 2023

A team in Bytedance

Sre/devops engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Compensation is good, above average rating gets a much higher bonus and average. which is good.

Cons

- Business is bad - In House self developed engine has many issues. - Work is ad hoc, dirty workarounds because engine has issues. Not much room for personal growth. - Tough environment for non Chinese speaking people

3.0

Sep 27, 2023

Biased

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay and travel perks

Cons

Can’t move up without understanding mandarin

5.0

Sep 24, 2023

Good Pay with Great Benefits

Content moderator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of benefits and Hybrid working

Cons

High KPI with less job opening for early recruit staff

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