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 benefits and friends." ((in 415 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 134 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 240 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 187 reviews)); "High pressure to meet performance targets" ((in 78 reviews)); "Not work life balance at all" ((in 52 reviews)); "Very bad managers and mentors that aren't willing to teach you." ((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

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 Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

2.0

Oct 27, 2021

You do not want to work for this company as a foreigner

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Interesting work - Good colleagues - Dynamic work environment

Cons

- The company's core values are just for show. They don't actually care - Work-life balance is horrible. You are expected to be on call 24-hours a day no matter what - HR is ill-equipped to deal with any major issues including racism and harassment. The HR Personelle at ByteDance is among the worst I have ever had to deal with - There is zero accountability. Managers get away with a lot of things - There are a lot of underhanded things going on. Zero transparency and professional work ethic

2.0

Sep 23, 2021

WLB bad

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Iteration fast, system is very scalable.

Cons

Regular night meetings, wlb not good.

5.0

Sep 15, 2021

Good company culture, depending on which department you're in

Ad service specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

> Multinational colleagues > Employee benefits > Transparent performance review structure

Cons

> Progression path is available, but not made clear to everyone > Too many notices and information given inside internal chats to keep up with > Job levels are not transparent and salaries are not equal

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