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?

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 3.2 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 (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 313 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 195 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 137 reviews)); "Teams are great." ((in 111 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 236 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 180 reviews)); "high pressure with no time to spend with life" ((in 74 reviews)); "Very bad managers and mentors that aren't willing to teach you." ((in 53 reviews)); "The workload and high KPI" ((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

51% would recommend to a friend

(4,230 total reviews)

Rubo Liang

58% 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

2.6

Work/Life balance

ByteDance has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,230 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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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

1.0

Jul 26, 2019

Worst place to work in

Community content management specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

salary, team members are lovely

Cons

everything: management, work life balance, treatment, no opportunity

ByteDance Response

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We truly apologize for your negative working experience at ByteDance. And we will take your feedback into serious consideration. If you have any further concerns, please feel free to contact us at global-oc@bytedance.com.

1.0

Jun 16, 2019

Unqualified management!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lovely colleagues and very good office position.

Cons

Unfortunately the management is all Chinese and without any qualification. Office manager is not supporting the employees requests about the office. HR probably was not HR before because at the moment are not able to answer to any human resource question. If you are not Chinese forget to do a carrier in this company.

ByteDance Response

Thank you for your time to share the feedback with us. And we truly apologize on your negative working experience at ByteDance. Your feedback has been sent to the HR team. We will take your suggestion into serious consideration and take actions accordingly. ByteDance is thrived to continuously improve the working experience and build up the best place for explorers to work.

5.0

Nov 6, 2017

Good startup

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Startup with passion people. Culture is good

Cons

Chinese startup. They don't really know where to go

ByteDance Response

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. At ByteDance, our team members are always passionate about their work!

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