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 decreased by 1% over the last 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 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at ByteDance?

Content Moderator (410) , Software Engineer (394) , Product Manager (143) , Intern (115) , Quality Analyst (79) , Senior Software Engineer (75) , 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 319 reviews)); "The company has a lot of good colleagues and have a chance to execute various projects" ((in 220 reviews)); "basic pay is good" ((in 186 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 131 reviews)); "good working environment; working time is flexible" ((in 116 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 176 reviews)); "some teams have high pressure" ((in 76 reviews)); "long hours and fast page" ((in 60 reviews)); "Very bad managers and mentors that aren't willing to teach you." ((in 53 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.

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ByteDance reviews

3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(4,234 total reviews)

Rubo Liang

58% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Career opportunities

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 4,234 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 Tecnologia da informação industry (3.9 stars).

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4K reviews

5.0

Aug 1, 2018

Lots of opportunity

Business analyst

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome workplace with very friendly people always willing to help. Lots of challenges and opportunities

Cons

More communication between the companies apps

ByteDance Response

We appreciate your feedback! We are glad to hear you have had a positive experience. We believe that the work at ByteDance can be challenging at times, but rewarding. We are thankful to all our hardworking ByteDancers.

1.0

Jan 14, 2021

It sucks!

Digital marketing manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

They pay well enough, some good benefits.

Cons

No career prospects, toxic working environment. Racism. Nobody is important if you are not Chinese. Authoritarian bosses.Non-transparent no clear direction. Too verical. No ownership at all

3.0

Dec 7, 2018

The company still has a lot to learn. More cons than pros.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

- Friendly and opened minded coworkers - Nice office - Good benefits

Cons

- No gym membership - Management is unorganized - Hard to build a carrier growth with constant changes in the company - Constant strategy and goal changes which demotivate and blocks carrier growth in the company - It's hard to say something about a project that you've worked on because it was simply interrupted in the middle (sometimes in the beginning) due to no strategy behind decisions or it's kept secret outside of upper management - There's no local based HR to report complaints or difficulties to

ByteDance Response

Thank you for your feedback. We apologize for your experience. If you would like to further discuss your concerns about management, please contact us at global-oc@bytedance.com

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