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 (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 benefits and friends." ((in 407 reviews)); "good salary and you have the chance to work with the seniors" ((in 316 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 189 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 130 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 238 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 183 reviews)); "high pressure with no time to spend with life" ((in 71 reviews)); "long hours and fast page" ((in 60 reviews)); "Very bad managers and mentors that aren't willing to teach you." ((in 54 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

(4,237 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 4,237 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

Nov 22, 2019

Fast Rising Global Company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great opportunity to make an impact for a global company that continues to rise. It's great that the organization is such a diverse team. You are given a lot of responsibilities and have many opportunities to have your voice heard. Especially as a millenial, I felt like other organizations I was a part of (where my managers were much older), my opinion or insights weren't taken seriously. It's different here. A lot of opportunities to move up fast with performance and being that team player.

Cons

Sometimes the meals provided for lunch and dinner can be a miss. But it's been improving as of recent.

ByteDance Response

Thank you so much for sharing your feedback with us. We are happy to hear that you have had a positive experience working at ByteDance. We firmly believe that, whether you're an intern or a full-time employee with years of experience, you can come up with great ideas and that's why we work really hard to let everyone's opinion to be heard. We always welcome feedback and constructive criticism as we want to keep improving the working experience for our employees and build an inspiring and supportive work environment for everyone.

5.0

Jul 17, 2019

Great opportunities for youth here.

Front end engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Young, energetic, fast-paced and equal.

Cons

Work overtime almost every day.

5.0

Jun 8, 2019

"competitive working environment"

Content specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1.Excellent colleague. 2.Allow employees to have a lot of opportunities to learn and improve. 3.Competitive compensation and benefits.

Cons

1.Need more local-management support. 2.training and development system needs to be improved.

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