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 (146) , 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 399 reviews)); "good salary and you have the chance to work with the seniors" ((in 325 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 190 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 235 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 182 reviews)); "some teams have high pressure" ((in 83 reviews)); "Not work life balance at all" ((in 50 reviews)); "Managers have tons of power and quick visa sponsorship." ((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

(4,275 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 4,275 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

2.0

Jan 24, 2023

Software Engineer

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good engineering culture, smart colleagues.

Cons

Bad management, work overtime, felt burnt out.

3.0

Jan 12, 2023

ByteDance

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Always growing, creative and move fast

Cons

Above average working hours and below average full pay day off, salary

4.0

Jan 4, 2023

NA

Talent acquisiton sourcer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great PTO, WFH, 401K MATCH , Stocks , BONUS

Cons

No Cons for this role

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