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ByteDance H-1B salaries (2026)
Yes — ByteDance sponsors H-1B workers. Across 1,450 certified Labor Condition Applications, the median offered base wage is $205,000. Every figure below comes straight from the employer's own filings with the U.S. Department of Labor.
Certified H-1B filings
ByteDance filed 1,450 certified H-1B labor condition applications across 6 states between Oct 2024 and Mar 2026. The median offered base wage was $205,000.
- Median offered wage
- $205,000
- Certified filings
- 1,450
- Work locations
- 6 states
- Distinct roles
- 447
Most-filed roles at ByteDance
| Role | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 285 | $210,000 |
| Product Manager | 84 | $240,000 |
| Backend Software Engineer | 82 | $200,000 |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 80 | $229,920 |
| Research Scientist | 48 | $278,500 |
| Data Scientist | 45 | $200,000 |
| Frontend Software Engineer | 36 | $185,000 |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 23 | $175,000 |
| Data Engineer | 21 | $174,304 |
| Product Designer | 19 | $250,000 |
| Software Development Engineer In Test | 18 | $149,000 |
| Marketing Manager | 16 | $210,223 |
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 | 179 | $144,000 |
| Level II — qualified | 483 | $191,400 |
| Level III — experienced | 355 | $225,770 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 377 | $273,031 |
Where ByteDance hires
| State | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| California | 977 | $210,000 |
| Washington | 314 | $205,100 |
| New York | 115 | $184,021 |
| Texas | 37 | $107,141 |
| Virginia | 6 | $111,556 |
| Illinois | 1 | $130,000 |
Recent certified filings
| Job title | Location | Wage | Level | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontend Engineer - Machine Learning Platform | San Jose, California | $210,000 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Procurement Operations Manager | San Jose, California | $140,094 | I | Mar 2026 |
| North America Enterprise Sales Manager - PICO | San Jose, California | $200,000 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Senior Frontend Software Engineer, Global E-commerce | San Jose, California | $315,000 | III | Mar 2026 |
| Software Engineer - Serverless Compute Infrastructure | San Jose, California | $264,800 | III | Mar 2026 |
| Machine Learning Engineer - Demand Forecasting | San Jose, California | $350,000 | III | Mar 2026 |
| Backend Software Engineer, Shop Ads | Bellevue, Washington | $222,000 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Machine Learning Engineer, TikTok Branding Ads | San Jose, California | $211,000 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Senior Data Scientist | Bellevue, Washington | $250,000 | III | Mar 2026 |
| Software Engineer, Ads Interface and Platform - Shop Ads | San Jose, California | $210,000 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Software Engineer- Compute Infrastructure (Cloud Native) | San Jose, California | $230,400 | III | Mar 2026 |
| Principal Product Manager - Compute AI Infra | Bellevue, Washington | $300,000 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Software Engineer, Global Payment | San Jose, California | $203,000 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Software Engineer (Data), AI Platform | San Jose, California | $158,000 | I | Mar 2026 |
| Site Reliability Engineer - Data Infrastructure | San Jose, California | $211,204 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Research Engineer | San Jose, California | $340,000 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Research Scientist in Large Language Model (Seed-LLM) | San Jose, California | $370,000 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Software Engineer, TT Integrity Fdn. - Glbl Monetization Ads | San Jose, California | $210,000 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Software Engineer - Performance Ads, Ads Interface & Pltfrm | San Jose, California | $200,000 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Data Infrastructure | San Jose, California | $352,824 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Machine Learning Engr. - Measurement Signal & Privacy Tech. | Bellevue, Washington | $370,000 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Research Scientist - Foundation Model | San Jose, California | $594,000 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| QA Engineer | San Jose, California | $250,000 | III | Mar 2026 |
| Head of Service Support-LATAM | Bellevue, Washington | $310,000 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Research Scientist in Large Language Model (Seed-LLM) | San Jose, California | $380,000 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Site Reliability Engineer | San Jose, California | $240,000 | III | Mar 2026 |
| Product Manager | San Jose, California | $273,000 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Software Engineer, Ads Measurement Signal and Privacy | San Jose, California | $193,400 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Backend Software Engineer, Global E-Commerce Architecture | Bellevue, Washington | $313,000 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Senior Software Engineer, Ads Measurement Signal and Privacy | San Jose, California | $267,000 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Machine Learning Engineer | San Jose, California | $236,000 | III | Mar 2026 |
| Senior Backend SWE - Global E-Commerce Supply Chain | Bellevue, Washington | $286,000 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Software Engineer, Traffic Infrastructure | San Jose, California | $255,000 | III | Mar 2026 |
| Backend Software Engineer,Infrastructure Platform | New York, New York | $220,000 | IV | Feb 2026 |
| Software Engineer | Bellevue, Washington | $185,000 | III | Feb 2026 |
| Research Scientist in Recommendation System | San Jose, California | $335,008 | IV | Feb 2026 |
| Technical Program Manager | San Jose, California | $260,000 | IV | Feb 2026 |
| Software Engineer | San Jose, California | $195,000 | II | Feb 2026 |
| Tech Lead - Ads Infra | San Jose, California | $290,000 | II | Feb 2026 |
| Software Engineer - Ads Interface and Platform | San Jose, California | $160,000 | I | Feb 2026 |
| Software Engineer (Data), AI Platform | San Jose, California | $170,000 | I | Feb 2026 |
| Machine Learning Engineer - Search Ads | San Jose, California | $215,000 | II | Feb 2026 |
| Senior Machine Learning Engineer | San Jose, California | $312,000 | II | Feb 2026 |
| Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Data Infrastructure | Bellevue, Washington | $305,000 | IV | Feb 2026 |
| Software Engineer (Data), AI Platform | San Jose, California | $285,000 | IV | Feb 2026 |
| Program Mgr., Reg. Deliv. & Transparency - Trust & Safety | San Jose, California | $270,000 | IV | Feb 2026 |
| Talent Acquisition Partner - Data | San Jose, California | $152,000 | IV | Feb 2026 |
| Research Scientist, LLM Pretraining | San Jose, California | $316,000 | IV | Feb 2026 |
| Public Relations Specialist, Employer Branding | San Jose, California | $147,299 | IV | Feb 2026 |
| Machine Learning Engineer | San Jose, California | $265,000 | IV | Feb 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–Mar 2026.
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