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 (412) , 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 salary and you have the chance to work with the seniors" ((in 332 reviews)); "The company has a lot of good colleagues and have a chance to execute various projects" ((in 207 reviews)); "basic pay is good" ((in 198 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 142 reviews)); "good working environment; working time is flexible" ((in 125 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 241 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 182 reviews)); "high pressure with no time to spend with life" ((in 71 reviews)); "long hours and fast page" ((in 58 reviews)); "Managers have tons of power and quick visa sponsorship." ((in 48 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

(4,278 total reviews)

Rubo Liang

59% approve of CEO

50% 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 4,278 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

2.0

Jul 11, 2022

Toxic environment with good perks.

Content moderator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Perquisites and work-life balance is there at 6 PM exact you can stop working and go home.

Cons

For 8 hours you have to work continuously, (You can not even breathe if you are working). If you are even 1 minute late then it will affect your salary. If you take sick leave for more than 1 day then it will impact your salary. It is basically like a jail where everyone has to follow the rule strictly or else they will be punished. IN SHORT - INDIAN MANAGEMENT IS THE WORST.

1.0

Jun 30, 2022

review

Software engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

you can grow very fast.

Cons

there is no work life balance.

3.0

Jun 28, 2022

Neutral

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work live balance. Challenging work.

Cons

Don't like culture very much.

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