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 (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 salary and you have the chance to work with the seniors" ((in 318 reviews)); "The company has a lot of good colleagues and have a chance to execute various projects" ((in 213 reviews)); "basic pay is good" ((in 186 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 137 reviews)); "Teams are great." ((in 124 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 179 reviews)); "some teams have high pressure" ((in 81 reviews)); "Very bad managers and mentors that aren't willing to teach you." ((in 54 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.

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ByteDance reviews

3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(4,252 total reviews)

Rubo Liang

59% approve of CEO

49% 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

2.6

Work/Life balance

ByteDance has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,252 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).

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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

4.0

May 23, 2024

Splendid

User support associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work culture differs from team to team. You might get extra leisure if you're handled by a superb lead and management

Cons

Uncertainty of your future (sudden lay-offs are getting common)

1.0

May 3, 2024

Hard to promote

Acoount manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Thanks to users loving TikTok, acquiring new customers are not difficult.

Cons

Chinese company, you should understand their prospects. One of the worst leadership level they have in the company. No career growth.

4.0

Apr 24, 2024

Everything depends on the team you're in

Human resources manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Things happen fast, people get paid and have opportunity to do lots of things People are generally motivated and relate to the company There are lots of people with great experiences working there, a lot depends on the team / reporting line you are in

Cons

Constructively disagreeing with a decision (even a bad one) is seen as disloyalty to the company rather than productive / normal discussion on a project Emphasis on long working hours and reluctance from China teams to question anything Specifically told not to bring up work life balance or wellbeing policies for employees as it would not promote the type of productivity that they wanted

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