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?

52% 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 (402) , 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 410 reviews)); "good salary and you have the chance to work with the seniors" ((in 328 reviews)); "The company has a lot of good colleagues and have a chance to execute various projects" ((in 217 reviews)); "basic pay is good" ((in 202 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 141 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 243 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 185 reviews)); "some teams have high pressure" ((in 72 reviews)); "Very bad managers and mentors that aren't willing to teach you." ((in 54 reviews)); "Not work life balance at all" ((in 50 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

52% would recommend to a friend

(780 total reviews)

Rubo Liang

60% 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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780 reviews

Reviews about "Compensation"

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4.0

Sep 20, 2021

Salary is good, but now life balance

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary and Technology are good, very fast pace of work

Cons

job sometimes too much to be done.

5.0

Sep 15, 2021

Good company culture, depending on which department you're in

Ad service specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

> Multinational colleagues > Employee benefits > Transparent performance review structure

Cons

> Progression path is available, but not made clear to everyone > Too many notices and information given inside internal chats to keep up with > Job levels are not transparent and salaries are not equal

4.0

Sep 14, 2021

Great Performance Bonus

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They provide performance bonus, office furniture reimbursements, great referal bonus as well. Off on public holidays. Paid overtime if officially announced. Most of the seniors across APAC sites are great and professionals. The dev team constantly update our internals and improve the processes. Generous on annual leaves.

Cons

Too many acting-roles or interims and compensation remains the same. You dont officially get promoted. At least not on your contract and salary which is quite unfair. Too many vendors and for small countries. Tons of workload and less manpower. Sometimes you’ll find yourself overworking on weekends. Inevitable office politics even you’re working from home.

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