Does ByteDance pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, ByteDance employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 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?

51% 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 (410) , Software Engineer (394) , Product Manager (143) , Intern (115) , Quality Analyst (79) , Senior Software Engineer (75) , Internship (67) , Quality Assurance (58) , 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 410 reviews)); "good salary and you have the chance to work with the seniors" ((in 319 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 135 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 237 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 177 reviews)); "High pressure to meet performance targets" ((in 77 reviews)); "Very bad managers and mentors that aren't willing to teach you." ((in 51 reviews)); "Not work life balance at all" ((in 49 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

(4,229 total reviews)

Rubo Liang

59% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

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 4,229 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 Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

5.0

Aug 7, 2018

Still in the Honeymoon Period

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The work environment is open and dynamic. Colleagues are competent and are willing to work as a team. There are various perks, including gym membership, daily meals etc.

Cons

Those based in Beijing normally have to come to work every other Sunday, which is fine by me but might be a downside for some. The company will have to resolve the image issue (negative media coverage) in the long term.

5.0

Aug 7, 2018

Review on ByteDance

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. flexible working hours 2. enthusiastic workmates 3. non-hierarchical company structure 4. fast-growing, lots of opportunities

Cons

1. a bit chaotic sometimes, coz it's growing too fast and things are changing all the time 2. employees are promoted to team leaders a bit immaturely and they could be lacking leadership sometimes

5.0

Aug 30, 2018

HR

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good platform for new people to learn and grow, no office politics, flexible working hours

Cons

easily gain weight due to free meals per day plus afternoon tea and snacks

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