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 333 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 208 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 142 reviews)); "good working environment; working time is flexible" ((in 117 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 188 reviews)); "some teams have high pressure" ((in 66 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of work" ((in 61 reviews)); "Managers have tons of power and quick visa sponsorship." ((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

ByteDance reviews

3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(776 total reviews)

Rubo Liang

59% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

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2.0

Jul 17, 2019

Needs to make some serious improvements.

Content operations specialist

Recommend

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Pros

Good snacks, hip trendy company.

Cons

I don't want this to come across as insensitive, but management based in China was out of touch with American culture. For my time there, there was a disregard for American colleagues' perspectives. And salary was pretty lousy. Also, there were very few professional growth opportunities.

ByteDance Response

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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We truly apologize for your negative working experience at ByteDance. And we will take your feedback into serious consideration. If you have any further concerns, please feel free to contact us at global-oc@bytedance.com.

5.0

Jun 22, 2019

Magnificent

Content operations specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Loyal, Royal, Care, Strong, Futureproof

Cons

Salary, bonus, workflow, career development

5.0

Jun 8, 2019

"competitive working environment"

Content specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1.Excellent colleague. 2.Allow employees to have a lot of opportunities to learn and improve. 3.Competitive compensation and benefits.

Cons

1.Need more local-management support. 2.training and development system needs to be improved.

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