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?

51% 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 (396) , Product Manager (144) , 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 salary and you have the chance to work with the seniors" ((in 339 reviews)); "The company has a lot of good colleagues and have a chance to execute various projects" ((in 205 reviews)); "basic pay is good" ((in 187 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 137 reviews)); "Teams are great." ((in 127 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 238 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 181 reviews)); "High pressure to meet performance targets" ((in 82 reviews)); "Not work life balance at all" ((in 51 reviews)); "Managers have tons of power and quick visa sponsorship." ((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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3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(4,255 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 4,255 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).

Reviews by job title

4K reviews

3.0

Sep 12, 2023

decent

Softwre engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

decent fair good salary good project

Cons

Chinese colleague late working hour

3.0

Sep 11, 2023

No Work/Life balance

Community content moderator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Food provided in the office - Travel to work covered to an extent

Cons

- You will work during the holidays unless you book it off or you're lucky to have it as a day off - You will work weekends and evenings or on a regular basis - Work schedule doesn't allow you to socialise with colleagues

5.0

Sep 10, 2023

Just like other tech industries

User ops

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good culture, benefits and welfare

Cons

Hardly able to work from home

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