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) , Subject Matter Expert (SME) (41) , Machine Learning Engineer (40)

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 317 reviews)); "The company has a lot of good colleagues and have a chance to execute various projects" ((in 214 reviews)); "basic pay is good" ((in 184 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 137 reviews)); "Teams are great." ((in 122 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 235 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 180 reviews)); "High pressure to meet performance targets" ((in 76 reviews)); "long hours and fast page" ((in 61 reviews)); "Managers have tons of power and quick visa sponsorship." ((in 50 reviews))

What are employees saying about ByteDance redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about ByteDance redundancy and their outlook for job security at ByteDance in 2026.

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ByteDance Reviews

3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(4,224 total reviews)

Rubo Liang

59% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Diversity and inclusion

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Culture and values

2.8

Senior management

2.7

Work/Life balance

ByteDance has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,224 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).

Reviews by job title

4K reviews

1.0

24 Dec 2021

super stressful AF

Operations analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Since i am in Dublin I do have a power to do things i want

Cons

Totally top down approach major decision made in China unwilling to listen to folks in EMEA by the leadership in China Please dont join

2.0

28 Mar 2021

Join if you love to work non-stop

Manager/leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

- Good health insurance and pention scheme - It's easy to be in contact with the management - WFH expenses - Company gifts

Cons

- The company is not transparent regarding bonus. - If you get promoted you won't have a salary raise straight away. - Managers have more than 20 analysts in charge, and there are no roles such as 'manager assistant' to support on this. - Apart from having a numerous team, managers have to work in other several projects. - Expect to work extra time with no extra pay everyday unless you are a Quality Analyst. - Quality Analyst role is actually a Content moderator role. - The company is growing exponentially and it's slowly feeling like if you're working for a vendor such as CPL, Accenture, Cognizant, etc. - No proper training in tools to work, usually they will ask you to work in something you have no idea how to use, with no training or good explanation on how to. - No life/work balance as you need to be aware if somebody send you a message, even on weekends and while you are on holidays.

2.0

9 Mar 2026

You are just a number for them

Quality analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

It is a new gen tech company

Cons

They don’t care your ideas, they only want you to do is what your supervisor says

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