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 decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at ByteDance?

50% 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 (411) , 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 manager allows you to be independent in your work" ((in 321 reviews)); "The company has a lot of good colleagues and have a chance to execute various projects" ((in 219 reviews)); "basic pay is good" ((in 195 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 133 reviews)); "good working environment; working time is flexible" ((in 122 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 236 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 181 reviews)); "some teams have high pressure" ((in 78 reviews)); "long hours and fast page" ((in 60 reviews)); "Very bad managers and mentors that aren't willing to teach you." ((in 54 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

50% would recommend to a friend

(4,236 total reviews)

Rubo Liang

59% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

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 4,236 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 11, 2020

good for new grads

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Can learn a lot. Can have self-impact

Cons

sometimes too busy and lack work life balance

1.0

May 4, 2020

Pathetic

Business analyst/sme

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing ,good, pathetic, fraud, liers

Cons

They just ask u to do copy pasting.... Which a uneducated one can also do....

5.0

Nov 22, 2019

Fast Rising Global Company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great opportunity to make an impact for a global company that continues to rise. It's great that the organization is such a diverse team. You are given a lot of responsibilities and have many opportunities to have your voice heard. Especially as a millenial, I felt like other organizations I was a part of (where my managers were much older), my opinion or insights weren't taken seriously. It's different here. A lot of opportunities to move up fast with performance and being that team player.

Cons

Sometimes the meals provided for lunch and dinner can be a miss. But it's been improving as of recent.

ByteDance Response

Thank you so much for sharing your feedback with us. We are happy to hear that you have had a positive experience working at ByteDance. We firmly believe that, whether you're an intern or a full-time employee with years of experience, you can come up with great ideas and that's why we work really hard to let everyone's opinion to be heard. We always welcome feedback and constructive criticism as we want to keep improving the working experience for our employees and build an inspiring and supportive work environment for everyone.

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