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?

50% 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 (143) , Intern (116) , Quality Analyst (79) , Senior Software Engineer (76) , 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 326 reviews)); "The company has a lot of good colleagues and have a chance to execute various projects" ((in 212 reviews)); "basic pay is good" ((in 181 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 137 reviews)); "Teams are great." ((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 231 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 185 reviews)); "High pressure to meet performance targets" ((in 70 reviews)); "Not work life balance at all" ((in 51 reviews)); "Very bad managers and mentors that aren't willing to teach you." ((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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3.4

50% would recommend to a friend

(4,242 total reviews)

Rubo Liang

59% approve of CEO

49% 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 4,242 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

3.0

Sep 3, 2022

skeptical management

Quality assurance

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- good system interface - flexible work life balance - good food at office

Cons

-poor management - kpi getting more ridiculous

3.0

Jul 30, 2022

Was one of the best now all we have is a poor misaligned Indian management

Quality analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

• You get great extra added perks over here like a snacks card, one time meal and other fun activates for employee engagement. • Great teamwork and leadership can be seen from the upper management apart from the T&S india GGN site team. • Nice office building with a good location for easy transportation

Cons

• It was one of the best companies to work before the advent of few managers from Indian GGN T&S site. • Lots of nepotism and only a few set of people are given upper hand by the Indian management here in GGN site. • Immense work pressure and micromanagement are being forcefully implemented by the trust and safety department of Indian management in Gurgaon site. • Tedious work and no learning path for gaining new skills. • No set proper grading system to evaluate the employee performance and Indian management keeps on changing the parameters every now and then. • Bytedance culture and values are just mentioned on the paper to be read out in any meets.

5.0

Jun 27, 2022

Perks of working with bytedance

Content moderator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, good opportunity to grow, good appreciation,

Cons

As for now the cons is WFH. I am the type i am not able to WFH. If there is a choice and chance to fully work at office i definitely choose that

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