Does ByteDance pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, ByteDance employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 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 2.7 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 (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 314 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 193 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 133 reviews)); "good working environment; working time is flexible" ((in 120 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 237 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 177 reviews)); "High pressure to meet performance targets" ((in 82 reviews)); "long hours and fast page" ((in 57 reviews)); "Very bad managers and mentors that aren't willing to teach you." ((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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3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(4,230 total reviews)

Rubo Liang

59% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

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 4,230 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 Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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4K reviews

5.0

Aug 14, 2018

Welcome talents

R&d

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1.Technology-driven 2. Always venture 3.Pursuit of perfection

Cons

I have found none downsides so far.

ByteDance Response

Thank you for your review. At ByteDance, we welcome and value all our team members!

5.0

Aug 14, 2018

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Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1.Stay hungry and keep young, you should keep learning everyday. 2.This company has amazing people around you ， they are vary gentle and working hard 3. Doing challenging things with good people

Cons

maybe sometimes you will feel with full of pressure

4.0

Aug 9, 2018

Bytedance Company Review

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People here are full of energy and creative.The plan we made can be carried out quickly.

Cons

The expansion of Bytedance is so quick.The room of office is not enough.And we wasting a lot of time on waiting elevator.

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