ByteDance salaries

A big tech company with 515 certified H-1B filings on file, mostly for Software Engineer roles.

No public job board · H-1B median $239k (515 filings)

H-1B wages by title

Software Engineer$214kGeneral software engineering: backend, frontend, infrastructure and systems roles without a more specific title.Research Scientist$340kDesigns and runs experiments to push what models can do; usually a PhD role.Machine Learning Engineer$290kTrains, ships and maintains machine learning models in production.Site Reliability Engineer$211kKeeps production up with software: on-call, SLOs and automation; Google's term.Data Scientist$207kUses statistics and models to answer questions with data; the "sexiest job" of 2012.Data Engineer$196kBuilds the pipelines, warehouses and platforms that move and store data.Solutions Engineer$208kThe technical half of a sale: demos, proofs of concept and integration help.Engineering Manager$394kManages a team of engineers: hiring, delivery and careers.Full Stack Engineer$174kWorks across the browser, the API and the database; the default startup hire.Research Engineer$306kWrites the code that makes research run: training runs, experiments, infrastructure.AI Engineer$240kA software engineer who builds products on top of models rather than training them.Data Analyst$165kAnswers business questions with SQL, dashboards and spreadsheets.Security Engineer$260kFinds and fixes weaknesses in systems, code and cloud accounts.Applied Scientist$219kResearch methods pointed at a product problem; Amazon made the title mainstream.Agent Engineer$245kBuilds LLM agents that plan and call tools, and the harnesses that keep them reliable.Platform Engineer$231kBuilds the internal platform other engineers deploy on: clusters, CI, paved roads.Design Engineer$313kHalf designer, half front-end engineer: prototypes and ships polished interfaces.

Title	H-1B
Software EngineerGeneral software engineering: backend, frontend, infrastructure and systems roles without a more specific title.	$214k282 filings
Research ScientistDesigns and runs experiments to push what models can do; usually a PhD role.	$340k73 filings
Machine Learning EngineerTrains, ships and maintains machine learning models in production.	$290k60 filings
Site Reliability EngineerKeeps production up with software: on-call, SLOs and automation; Google's term.	$211k31 filings
Data ScientistUses statistics and models to answer questions with data; the "sexiest job" of 2012.	$207k18 filings
Data EngineerBuilds the pipelines, warehouses and platforms that move and store data.	$196k16 filings
Solutions EngineerThe technical half of a sale: demos, proofs of concept and integration help.	$208k10 filings
Engineering ManagerManages a team of engineers: hiring, delivery and careers.	$394k6 filings
Full Stack EngineerWorks across the browser, the API and the database; the default startup hire.	$174k4 filings
Research EngineerWrites the code that makes research run: training runs, experiments, infrastructure.	$306k4 filings
AI EngineerA software engineer who builds products on top of models rather than training them.	$240k3 filings
Data AnalystAnswers business questions with SQL, dashboards and spreadsheets.	$165k3 filings
Security EngineerFinds and fixes weaknesses in systems, code and cloud accounts.	Few1 filing
Applied ScientistResearch methods pointed at a product problem; Amazon made the title mainstream.	Few1 filing
Agent EngineerBuilds LLM agents that plan and call tools, and the harnesses that keep them reliable.	Few1 filing
Platform EngineerBuilds the internal platform other engineers deploy on: clusters, CI, paved roads.	Few1 filing
Design EngineerHalf designer, half front-end engineer: prototypes and ships polished interfaces.	Few1 filing

Certified H-1B filings, FY2025 Q4 to FY2026 Q3.

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ByteDance has no public Greenhouse, Ashby or Lever board, so its pay here comes from H-1B filings only.

H-1B median by quarter

Fiscal quarter	Filings	Median
FY2025 Q1	180	$216k
FY2025 Q2	103	$245k
FY2025 Q3	374	$205k
FY2025 Q4	112	$218k
FY2026 Q1	43	$220k
FY2026 Q2	50	$233k
FY2026 Q3	310	$250k

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