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 (144) , 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 339 reviews)); "The company has a lot of good colleagues and have a chance to execute various projects" ((in 205 reviews)); "basic pay is good" ((in 187 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 137 reviews)); "Teams are great." ((in 127 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 238 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 181 reviews)); "High pressure to meet performance targets" ((in 82 reviews)); "Not work life balance at all" ((in 51 reviews)); "Managers have tons of power and quick visa sponsorship." ((in 49 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

(4,253 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 4,253 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

Nov 4, 2024

After all, it's a Chinese company

Senior software engineering manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great compensation, reasonable benefits in the US, good potential for RSU upside

Cons

Late night meetings, a lot of documentation is only in Chinese, lack of transparency overall

1.0

Nov 3, 2024

Worst decision

Operations team lead

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, nice work environment, central location

Cons

Unreasonable expectation, they do not even communicate expectations but will call in for a meeting and say you are fired. There is no consideration for human value in this organization and everyone is just a number representing their OKR, KPI and whoever survives the weekly sacrificial ceremonies in the name of organization restructure.

4.0

Oct 26, 2024

Fast paced

Talent acquisition partner

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Employee benefits pretty good. Young team and casual work environment

Cons

Very China Chinese management style. No clear communication between management and employees.

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