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 (396) , Product Manager (143) , 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 401 reviews)); "good salary and you have the chance to work with the seniors" ((in 322 reviews)); "The company has a lot of good colleagues and have a chance to execute various projects" ((in 211 reviews)); "basic pay is good" ((in 201 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 129 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 234 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 178 reviews)); "high pressure with no time to spend with life" ((in 72 reviews)); "Managers have tons of power and quick visa sponsorship." ((in 53 reviews)); "Not work life balance at all" ((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

(4,251 total reviews)

Rubo Liang

59% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

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ByteDance has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,251 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 Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

4K reviews

4.0

Sep 16, 2025

Overall good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

opportunity to grow learn with huge projects

Cons

workload heavy no time for self reflection

4.0

Sep 15, 2025

good company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good benifit and energetic colegues

Cons

work overtime is a normal thing

3.0

Sep 15, 2025

good

Ios engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good payment, good warefare, you can go to work at 11 a.m.

Cons

work late after 11 p.m. sometimes

Viewing 409 - 411 of 4,251 Reviews

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