ByteDance H-1B salaries (2026)
Yes — ByteDance sponsors H-1B workers. Across 1,846 certified Labor Condition Applications, the median offered base wage is $210,200. Every figure below comes straight from the employer's own filings with the U.S. Department of Labor.
ByteDance filed 1,846 certified H-1B labor condition applications across 6 states between Oct 2024 and Jun 2026. The median offered base wage was $210,200.
- Median offered wage
- $210,200
- Certified filings
- 1,846
- Work locations
- 6 states
- Distinct roles
- 843
Most-filed roles at ByteDance
| Role | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 212 | $195,000 |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 83 | $225,000 |
| Research Scientist | 61 | $300,000 |
| Product Manager | 57 | $216,000 |
| Backend Software Engineer | 41 | $162,000 |
| Data Scientist | 37 | $177,000 |
| Data Engineer | 21 | $149,000 |
| Marketing Manager | 15 | $230,000 |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 14 | $155,454 |
| Frontend Software Engineer | 13 | $155,000 |
| Software Development Engineer In Test | 12 | $135,520 |
| Talent Acquisition Partner | 12 | $126,340 |
Wage-level distribution
DOL prevailing-wage levels reflect the seniority the employer certified, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent).
| Level | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Level I — entry | 345 | $160,000 |
| Level II — qualified | 586 | $198,000 |
| Level III — experienced | 408 | $230,200 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 443 | $280,000 |
Where ByteDance hires
| State | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| California | 1,274 | $217,000 |
| Washington | 404 | $211,000 |
| New York | 122 | $187,500 |
| Texas | 38 | $107,984 |
| Virginia | 7 | $111,112 |
| Illinois | 1 | $130,000 |
Recent certified filings
| Job title | Location | Wage | Level | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Machine Learning Engineer | San Jose, California | $320,000 | II | Jun 2026 |
| Frontend Engineer | San Jose, California | $204,900 | II | Jun 2026 |
| Technical Program Manager, Edge Infrastructure | San Jose, California | $204,840 | III | Jun 2026 |
| Machine Learning Engineer | San Jose, California | $273,000 | I | Jun 2026 |
| Operations Specialist - Global Support Operations Center | Leesburg, Virginia | $93,018 | I | Jun 2026 |
| Product Manager | Bellevue, Washington | $340,000 | II | Jun 2026 |
| Site Reliability Engineer - Data Infrastructure | Bellevue, Washington | $269,564 | II | Jun 2026 |
| Research Scientist | San Jose, California | $422,000 | I | Jun 2026 |
| Software Engineer, TikTok Actor Integrity Foundation | San Jose, California | $300,000 | II | Jun 2026 |
| Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure | San Jose, California | $217,008 | I | Jun 2026 |
| Software Engineer,Ads Business Integrity-Customer Experience | San Jose, California | $235,000 | II | Jun 2026 |
| Network Engineer - Operations | Bellevue, Washington | $277,200 | II | Jun 2026 |
| Software Engineer | San Jose, California | $182,000 | — | Jun 2026 |
| Edge ML Software Engineer | San Jose, California | $292,638 | IV | Jun 2026 |
| Frontend Software Engineer, Ads Platform | San Jose, California | $225,000 | II | Jun 2026 |
| Software Engineer, TikTok Actor Integrity Foundation | San Jose, California | $235,000 | II | Jun 2026 |
| Senior Frontend Software Engineer | San Jose, California | $273,000 | III | Jun 2026 |
| Software Engineer | San Jose, California | $195,680 | I | Jun 2026 |
| Supply Chain Sourcing Manager | San Jose, California | $155,400 | I | Jun 2026 |
| Software Engineer, Global Site Reliability | San Jose, California | $153,600 | I | Jun 2026 |
Legal entities included: ByteDance Inc.; BYTEDANCE INC..
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OFLC certified Labor Condition Applications (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3), public disclosure data. Wages are employer-offered base pay and exclude bonuses, equity, and other compensation. Denied and withdrawn filings are excluded. Figures reflect filings decided Oct 2024–Jun 2026.
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