Does ByteDance pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, ByteDance employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 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?

51% 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 (410) , Software Engineer (394) , Product Manager (143) , Intern (115) , Quality Analyst (79) , Senior Software Engineer (75) , Internship (67) , Quality Assurance (58) , 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 410 reviews)); "good salary and you have the chance to work with the seniors" ((in 319 reviews)); "The company has a lot of good colleagues and have a chance to execute various projects" ((in 212 reviews)); "basic pay is good" ((in 181 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 135 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 237 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 177 reviews)); "High pressure to meet performance targets" ((in 77 reviews)); "Very bad managers and mentors that aren't willing to teach you." ((in 51 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

51% would recommend to a friend

(4,228 total reviews)

Rubo Liang

59% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

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 4,228 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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4K reviews

5.0

Jul 30, 2018

New Grads

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company, talented colleagues, comfortable working environment.

Cons

people here have to work overtime, not being forced but every one go home around 9 or 10 at night.

ByteDance Response

We appreciate your feedback. At ByteDance, we welcome and value all our team members.

5.0

Jul 12, 2018

overseas specialist

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

nice pays and good company warfares.

Cons

there are too much work loadings

ByteDance Response

Thank you for your feedback! We are so glad to hear that you appreciate the benefits that we provide.

1.0

Jun 26, 2018

Disappointing

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Recognizable company with strong financial backing

Cons

Constant strategy and goal changes China asks for input from the US team and then completely ignores it Weird hours due to time zones Lack of clear leadership Layers of bureaucracy to go through for every little thing Insurmountable cultural differences

ByteDance Response

Thank you for your feedback. We apologize for your experience. At ByteDance, we value all of our team members' input equally. If you would like to discuss issues in more detail, please feel free to contact us at global-oc@bytedance.com Screen reader support enabled.

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