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 (75) , 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 223 reviews)); "basic pay is good" ((in 188 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 138 reviews)); "good working environment; working time is flexible" ((in 126 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 234 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 185 reviews)); "some teams have high pressure" ((in 71 reviews)); "Very bad managers and mentors that aren't willing to teach you." ((in 52 reviews)); "Not work life balance at all" ((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.

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ByteDance reviews

3.4

50% would recommend to a friend

(4,237 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 4,237 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

5.0

Aug 7, 2018

PM

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Its content platforms enable people to enjoy content powered by AI technology. I'm proud of being a bytedancer here. Build the future of content discovery and creation. Build my future.

Cons

I have to work over time here, there are always a lot of work to do. And every 2 week's Sunday, I have to go to company instead of staying with my family.

5.0

Aug 7, 2018

Great place to work

Operations

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

the culture here is openness, you can learning whatever you want easily; the partner here is intelligent and friendly, you can learn from each other

Cons

the company moves so fast and it can be hard to keep up with so much going on and things felling like they change at the speed of light.

5.0

Aug 5, 2018

Great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

It's culture is openness, the people in here is intelligent and friendly. Moreover, you can get tons of room for growth.

Cons

The company moves fast and embraces change and it can be hard to keep up with so much going on and things feeling like the change at the speed of light.

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