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?

50% 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 (395) , 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 benefits and friends." ((in 391 reviews)); "good salary and you have the chance to work with the seniors" ((in 328 reviews)); "The company has a lot of good colleagues and have a chance to execute various projects" ((in 218 reviews)); "basic pay is good" ((in 179 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 137 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 239 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 179 reviews)); "high pressure with no time to spend with life" ((in 78 reviews)); "long hours and fast page" ((in 62 reviews)); "Very bad managers and mentors that aren't willing to teach you." ((in 51 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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3.4

50% would recommend to a friend

(4,247 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 4,247 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).

Reviews by job title

4K reviews

5.0

Nov 7, 2025

good comp good benefit

Software engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

good comp good benefit good h1b good perm

Cons

wlb depending on team meeting cross timezones

3.0

Nov 7, 2025

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Operation intern

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

real impact work, learning, High learning curve

Cons

sometime have to work on weekend

3.0

Nov 6, 2025

Great Benefits but Thats it!

Human resources specialist (hr specialist)

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

benefits are close to 100% paid for self and family.

Cons

you will be working from 11 -7pm terrible work life balance

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