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 (396) , Product Manager (143) , 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 318 reviews)); "The company has a lot of good colleagues and have a chance to execute various projects" ((in 213 reviews)); "basic pay is good" ((in 186 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 137 reviews)); "Teams are great." ((in 124 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 238 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 179 reviews)); "some teams have high pressure" ((in 81 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.

ByteDance reviews

3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(4,252 total reviews)

Rubo Liang

59% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

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ByteDance has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,252 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

2.0

Dec 11, 2024

Toxic work environment

User support

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good health care benefits immediately

Cons

Toxic work place, favoritism, they will not promote you unless your friends with the right people, low pay, catered food is horrible

3.0

Dec 6, 2024

Comfortable place to work

Subject matter expert (sme)

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Have great benefits 2. Have multiple wellbeing initiatives 3. Some of the leaders are attentive and do their job

Cons

1. Micromanaging with no clear goals 2. Prone to layoffs, no stability 3. Too frequent changes for KPI

3.0

Dec 4, 2024

"Good Perks, But Growing Instability and Poor Management"

Content moderator

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good perks and facilities provided. Previously offered competitive salaries.

Cons

Company is becoming increasingly unstable with frequent process changes. Layoffs occur every 6 months, creating job insecurity. Adopting a typical BPO culture, leading to a decline in employee satisfaction. Management is not supportive or approachable.

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