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?

50% of ByteDance employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated ByteDance 2.7 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 (411) , Software Engineer (394) , Product Manager (143) , Intern (115) , Quality Analyst (79) , Senior Software Engineer (76) , 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 421 reviews)); "good salary and you have the chance to work with the seniors" ((in 327 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 188 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 134 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 235 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 184 reviews)); "high pressure with no time to spend with life" ((in 77 reviews)); "Not work life balance at all" ((in 50 reviews)); "Managers have tons of power and quick visa sponsorship." ((in 48 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

50% would recommend to a friend

(4,241 total reviews)

Rubo Liang

59% 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

2.7

Work/Life balance

ByteDance has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,241 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

5.0

Jan 15, 2020

Software engineer

Consulting hardware engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Develop fast. Free to do any you want.

Cons

Tired, work so long. Salary no raise.

ByteDance Response

Thank you for your feedback! We are happy to hear that are having a positive experience at ByteDance. We look forward to continuing to improve the working experience for our employees and build an inspiring and supportive work environment.

5.0

Jan 8, 2020

Nice Work Culture

Community operations manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Super amazing work culture. and amazing worklife balance..

Cons

none as of now.. going good..

ByteDance Response

Thank you for sharing your feedback with us and we are happy to hear that you enjoyed the work culture and work-life balance at ByteDance. We look forward to continuing to improve the working experience for our employees and build an inspiring and supportive work environment.

5.0

Jan 3, 2020

Best place

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Most successful start up on the planet

Cons

Everything is so aligned and perfect

ByteDance Response

Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We are happy to hear that are having a positive experience at ByteDance. We look forward to continuing to improve the working experience for our employees and build an inspiring and supportive work environment.

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