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 (412) , Software Engineer (395) , 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 benefits and friends." ((in 399 reviews)); "good salary and you have the chance to work with the seniors" ((in 325 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 131 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 235 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 182 reviews)); "some teams have high pressure" ((in 83 reviews)); "Not work life balance at all" ((in 50 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.

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ByteDance reviews

3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(4,275 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

ByteDance has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,275 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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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

4.0

Oct 31, 2021

Work as content moderator

Content moderation

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

The organisation treats you like company, not talking about employees.

Cons

Lack of opportunities in the organisation

3.0

Oct 30, 2021

CSE

Customer solution engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

You really have the chance to do whatever you want

Cons

As you can do anything, there is no guarantee you're doing the right thing

4.0

Oct 28, 2021

Fun culture, but heavyyyyyy workload

Product operations manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

1) Growth+++ 2) Tech is great 3) Many smart & young people in general 4) Global company, great opportunity to work in a multicultural environment 5) Pay well if you negotiate well 6) Agile and strategy adjust well with the market outlook

Cons

1) Heavily influenced by Chinese culture, so for you who are not used to it, better look out before joining. 2) Heavy workload, no work-life balance. If you're looking for one better not take the job. 3) Global company, so have to have meeting out of normal office hours to suit your counterpart

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