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?

52% 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 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at ByteDance?

Content Moderator (402) , Software Engineer (385) , Product Manager (140) , Intern (114) , Quality Analyst (78) , Senior Software Engineer (73) , Internship (67) , Quality Assurance (57) , Data Scientist (53) , Account Manager (51) , Quality Assurance Analyst (51) , Human Resources (45) , Software Engineer(Internship) (42) , Subject Matter Expert (SME) (41) , Machine Learning Engineer (39)

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 321 reviews)); "The company has a lot of good colleagues and have a chance to execute various projects" ((in 215 reviews)); "basic pay is good" ((in 166 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 134 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 233 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 180 reviews)); "some teams have high pressure" ((in 76 reviews)); "Very bad managers and mentors that aren't willing to teach you." ((in 53 reviews)); "Not work life balance at all" ((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.

What are the top reviewed ByteDance locations?

San Jose , Seattle , Mountain View , New York , Los Angeles , Bellevue , Austin , San Francisco , Chicago , Ashburn , Nashville , Palo Alto , China , California City , Culver City , Boston , Scottsdale , China Grove , China , San Diego , Sunnyvale , California , Ann Arbor , South China , Canada , Houston , Texas City , Peru , Calabasas , Chino Hills

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ByteDance

ByteDance reviews

3.4

52% would recommend to a friend

(4,158 total reviews)

Rubo Liang

60% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

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 4,158 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 Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

4K reviews

5.0

Apr 3, 2026

Great Company / Asian culture

Data center engineering operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay and benefits, exposure to dynamic projects.

Cons

Work life balance with global projects.

5.0

Mar 26, 2026

Supportive colleagues and a modern tech stack

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Colleagues are supportive. Tech stack is new.

Cons

Most colleagues are Chinese. Chinese work environment.

5.0

Jan 20, 2026

Great Team

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits and meaningful work

Cons

Can sometimes be understaffed, team dependent

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