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 406 reviews)); "Good salary and manager allows you to be independent in your work" ((in 321 reviews)); "The company has a lot of good colleagues and have a chance to execute various projects" ((in 209 reviews)); "basic pay is good" ((in 190 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 142 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 243 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 177 reviews)); "some teams have high pressure" ((in 65 reviews)); "Not work life balance at all" ((in 50 reviews)); "Very bad managers and mentors that aren't willing to teach you." ((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.

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ByteDance reviews

3.4

50% would recommend to a friend

(4,239 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 4,239 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

Jan 23, 2021

Be careful if you're not in TikTok

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

- High salary and excellent benefits.

Cons

- If you're joining ByteDance to work on something that isn't in TikTok think twice about it. ByteDance pursues lines of business outside and unrelated to TikTok which it doesn't understand. - Bureaucratic, preferring research and report writing over real market testing and validation. - Incompetent managers with no relevant experience. - Hierarchical organization in which employees are seen and not heard. - No information sharing or teamwork. Communication occurs only when orders are issued. - Low quality talent. - Strong China bias. - No personal development.

5.0

Jan 7, 2021

Good company good product good pay

Senior software engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good package and good product

Cons

Less work life balance than regular companies

3.0

Dec 16, 2020

Chinese speaking culture and long hours

Software engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Flat hierarchy, decent compensation and great benefits (insurance coverage, 18 days of leave to start out and a goodie bag for every festive occasion).

Cons

A large number of their staff is based in China and most of them are more comfortable speaking in Mandarin, even documentations are Chinese. Expect communication issues if you are in a global team but are not a Mandarin speaker. Working hours can be long. From what I hear, salary adjustments are minimal, so what you get now might be what you get for the next few years.

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