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 salary and you have the chance to work with the seniors" ((in 331 reviews)); "The company has a lot of good colleagues and have a chance to execute various projects" ((in 218 reviews)); "basic pay is good" ((in 200 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 141 reviews)); "good working environment; working time is flexible" ((in 122 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 185 reviews)); "some teams have high pressure" ((in 86 reviews)); "Very bad managers and mentors that aren't willing to teach you." ((in 54 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 reviews

3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(777 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

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777 reviews

Reviews about "Compensation"

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1.0

Feb 5, 2026

Low salary

Quality assurance

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Many internal openings. But they prefer hiring someone with degree to job minimum level job. Candidates rather use the degree for some other good roles.

Cons

No salary increments for internal promotion. Company prefer to be benefited from employee skills without fair compensation.

4.0

Feb 1, 2026

Fulfilled the basic needs

Strategy manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Accomodate pay package above market rate (+ bonuses) - General benefit (insurance, social security, food) - great office in a central/south jakarta, nearby MRT station

Cons

- The performance is above and beyond the expected targets and standards! - A lot of uncertainty and innuendo decisions - high turnover in functional units - unclear promotions rule

3.0

Jan 26, 2026

San Jose Bytedance

Senior machine learning engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good location, decent salary and various snacks.

Cons

WLB is bad, also the office and the gym are very crowded.

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