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 (395) , Product Manager (145) , 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 405 reviews)); "good salary and you have the chance to work with the seniors" ((in 323 reviews)); "The company has a lot of good colleagues and have a chance to execute various projects" ((in 223 reviews)); "basic pay is good" ((in 180 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 131 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 with no time to spend with life" ((in 73 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of work" ((in 60 reviews)); "Very bad managers and mentors that aren't willing to teach you." ((in 49 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

(4,266 total reviews)

Rubo Liang

59% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

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ByteDance has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,266 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

3.0

Aug 12, 2025

Interesting problem to solve but long hours

Data science

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting problem to solve Great colleagues

Cons

Long work hours Constantly changing directions

3.0

Aug 11, 2025

NA

Senior product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great brands to work in

Cons

Bad culture to be in longterm

4.0

Aug 11, 2025

Good

Frontend engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits including high bonus

Cons

A little bit overwork sometimes

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