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 benefits and friends." ((in 407 reviews)); "good salary and you have the chance to work with the seniors" ((in 316 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 189 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 130 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 238 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 183 reviews)); "high pressure with no time to spend with life" ((in 71 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.

Skip to content Skip to footer

Notifications

ByteDance

ByteDance reviews

3.4

50% would recommend to a friend

(4,237 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 4,237 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).

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Reviews by job title

4K reviews

5.0

Jan 25, 2026

Best tier company you can find in China

Designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Do valuable things, facing challenges, and I can grow in my careers. Over time, I could find a way to have a more balanced work-life ratio.

Cons

A lot of work. I would try my best to do my work, and I gain experience, and I will be able to do more work, and more work comes.

3.0

Jan 25, 2026

nothing just keep fired people

Trainer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

pay used to be good but now no more

Cons

management toxic they still want you but they remove your job title with lower pay

2.0

Jan 22, 2026

Do not join cost departments

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Decent insurance and benefits - Relatively high bonus (25%+)

Cons

- A lot of internal competition between teams - Managers are clueless and give useless directions - A bunch of yes man in middle management pushing all responsibility to ICs - Need to justify your worth by finding problems that don't exist and try to solve them - Incompetent colleagues who got in through cronyism

Viewing 166 - 168 of 4,237 Reviews

Jobs at ByteDance

Facilities Operation Engineer

UX Researcher Intern (GMPT) - 2026 Summer (BS/MS)

Payment Partnership Project Intern (Global Payment) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)

Cloud Infrastructure Architect

Supply Chain Manager - Sourcing Specialist