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 (411) , Software Engineer (395) , Product Manager (145) , 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 salary and you have the chance to work with the seniors" ((in 322 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 191 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 132 reviews)); "Teams are great." ((in 124 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 239 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 179 reviews)); "some teams have high pressure" ((in 74 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of work" ((in 61 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

(4,263 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 4,263 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

3.0

Sep 1, 2021

Bytedance good pay but stressful

Communications specialist

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Pays competitively, good benefits and reasonable appraisal

Cons

Fickle management, very rigid in running the company

3.0

Sep 1, 2021

Challenging

Content moderator

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

- take care of employees well being - fun environment - facilities are superb - values our diversity and cultures

Cons

- low basic pay - high workloads - difficult to get monthly/yearly bonus - impossible to get internal career progression - demanding TL/management

4.0

Sep 1, 2021

I like the overall culture at work.

Search operation specialist

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Bytedance encourages employees to keep improving constantly so it keeps them motivated to try new things and embrace changes.

Cons

There are many activities organized by the company but the amount of expected tasks to be done on daily bases makes it difficult to fully benefit from these activities or participate.plus there is communication gap sometimes.

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