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?

50% 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 (395) , Product Manager (143) , 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 benefits and friends." ((in 391 reviews)); "good salary and you have the chance to work with the seniors" ((in 328 reviews)); "The company has a lot of good colleagues and have a chance to execute various projects" ((in 218 reviews)); "basic pay is good" ((in 179 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 137 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 239 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 179 reviews)); "high pressure with no time to spend with life" ((in 78 reviews)); "long hours and fast page" ((in 62 reviews)); "Very bad managers and mentors that aren't willing to teach you." ((in 51 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

(4,247 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 4,247 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 Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

4K reviews

4.0

Oct 21, 2025

nice and hard company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good salary with harsh evaluation

Cons

the work is hard for me

1.0

Oct 21, 2025

Horrible and Terrible company ever

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits and that's all, like cafe

Cons

Very toxic team, everyone is trying to steal the most valuable work in the team, no one can be trusted because everything they say may be a lie

1.0

Oct 21, 2025

Horrible and Terrible company ever

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cafeteria and benfits, that's ALL pros

Cons

Toxic environment and team. You need to robber valuable work from other team members to prove your value, nobody trust others and every words may be a lie. I have suffered traumatized for a long time after leaving.

Viewing 328 - 330 of 4,247 Reviews

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