ByteDance Inc. H-1B salaries
San Jose, CA · 3,108 labor condition applications in FY2024–FY2026
$210,000median salary
3,059certified LCAs
1,151filed in FY2024
1,381filed in FY2025
576filed in FY2026
1denied
Half of the certified offers were between $165,000 and $266,000 a year.
Salaries by job title
| Job title | LCAs | Median salary | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 295 | $190,243 | $85,384 – $391,000 |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 106 | $235,000 | $85,821 – $657,635 |
| Product Manager | 94 | $226,100 | $90,418 – $480,000 |
| Research Scientist | 84 | $255,300 | $76,294 – $650,000 |
| Data Scientist | 77 | $225,000 | $85,821 – $361,500 |
| Backend Software Engineer | 59 | $162,000 | $85,384 – $260,000 |
| Software Development Engineer in Test | 29 | $171,000 | $116,888 – $260,000 |
| Data Engineer | 24 | $161,652 | $119,704 – $350,000 |
| Senior Software Engineer | 20 | $276,000 | $172,931 – $356,000 |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 20 | $162,300 | $119,704 – $240,000 |
| Software Engineer, Global E-commerce Customer Business | 20 | $195,000 | $150,000 – $278,000 |
| Frontend Software Engineer | 18 | $161,803 | $135,283 – $225,000 |
| Senior Machine Learning Engineer | 16 | $295,000 | $118,518 – $395,025 |
| Marketing Manager | 16 | $230,000 | $85,000 – $280,987 |
| Backend Software Engineer, Global E-commerce | 16 | $170,000 | $144,000 – $340,000 |
| Data Scientist - TikTok Ads | 16 | $267,500 | $181,680 – $290,000 |
| Talent Acquisition Partner | 16 | $126,340 | $71,768 – $165,000 |
| Site Reliability Engineer - Data Infrastructure | 16 | $206,590 | $140,344 – $297,360 |
| Product Marketing Manager | 14 | $200,000 | $100,741 – $391,450 |
| Product Manager Lead | 13 | $354,600 | $286,900 – $450,000 |
| Backend Software Engineer - Global E-Commerce Supply Chain | 13 | $198,000 | $135,283 – $233,000 |
| Data Analyst | 12 | $180,000 | $140,000 – $211,536 |
| Backend Software Engineer, Infrastructure Platform | 12 | $206,590 | $149,000 – $265,000 |
| Product Designer | 11 | $202,500 | $143,891 – $278,600 |
| Frontend Software Engineer, Global E-commerce | 11 | $190,000 | $136,800 – $230,000 |
| Solutions Engineer, Ads | 11 | $200,000 | $160,000 – $270,000 |
| Backend Software Engineer Graduate (Global E-Commerce) | 11 | $144,000 | $136,800 – $144,000 |
| Network Software Development Engineer | 11 | $204,000 | $191,400 – $255,680 |
| Engineering Manager | 10 | $366,300 | $312,024 – $490,000 |
| Senior Product Manager | 10 | $277,500 | $112,819 – $333,018 |
| Machine Learning Engineer - Search Ads | 10 | $235,000 | $210,000 – $354,000 |
| Software Engineer, Global Payment | 10 | $207,500 | $137,000 – $250,000 |
| Software Development Engineer in Test (Global E-commerce) | 10 | $150,000 | $116,888 – $194,500 |
| Senior Software Development Engineer in Test | 9 | $229,500 | $225,000 – $263,400 |
| Client Solutions Manager | 9 | $132,300 | $94,680 – $142,500 |
| Research Scientist, Generative AI | 9 | $354,000 | $180,000 – $400,000 |
| Software Engineer, Ads Data | 9 | $177,900 | $100,741 – $240,500 |
| Senior Software Engineer, Payment Solution | 9 | $245,000 | $180,000 – $285,000 |
| Software Engineer, Backend (Ads Technology) | 9 | $173,000 | $158,600 – $245,000 |
| Software Development Engineer | 8 | $199,000 | $167,000 – $273,000 |
| HR Business Partner | 8 | $155,078 | $112,200 – $204,000 |
| Backend Software Engineer, Content E-Commerce | 8 | $215,000 | $204,100 – $225,000 |
| Backend Software Engineer - Global E-Commerce Logistics | 8 | $221,220 | $200,000 – $236,000 |
| Test Engineer | 7 | $116,888 | $102,710 – $220,000 |
| Research Engineer | 7 | $200,000 | $135,000 – $340,000 |
| Software Engineer Senior | 7 | $264,514 | $226,138 – $310,000 |
| Solutions Engineer | 7 | $211,000 | $190,000 – $295,000 |
| Applied Machine Learning Engineer | 7 | $264,680 | $230,000 – $440,008 |
| Software Engineer, CRM | 7 | $222,680 | $140,000 – $261,680 |
| Product Manager, Ads Measurement | 7 | $240,000 | $199,500 – $260,000 |
| Backend Engineer - Ads Platform | 7 | $190,486 | $163,625 – $303,000 |
| Machine Learning Engineer Graduate | 7 | $200,000 | $144,000 – $230,000 |
| Senior Software Engineer, Ads Measurement Signal | 7 | $257,500 | $235,000 – $300,000 |
| Software Engineer, Cloud Native Infrastructure | 7 | $267,000 | $144,000 – $318,000 |
| Software Engineer - Shopping Ads | 7 | $210,000 | $151,680 – $325,889 |
| Frontend Engineer | 6 | $204,900 | $197,000 – $255,000 |
| Senior Backend Software Engineer | 6 | $320,000 | $286,000 – $435,023 |
| Global Product Marketing Manager | 6 | $232,000 | $119,038 – $245,250 |
| Senior Frontend Software Engineer | 6 | $255,000 | $215,000 – $305,023 |
| Measurement Partner | 6 | $205,680 | $161,013 – $243,000 |
Showing the 60 most common of 1,235 job titles.
Worksite locations
- San Jose, CA 1,977 · $216,000
- Bellevue, WA 745 · $210,000
- New York, NY 188 · $184,021
- Culver City, CA 87 · $138,557
- Austin, TX 48 · $112,510
- San Francisco, CA 22 · $202,750
- Mountain View, CA 15 · $193,704
- San Diego, CA 10 · $227,500
- Ashburn, VA 6 · $119,500
- Irvine, CA 3 · $183,000
- Herndon, VA 2 · $108,825
- Washington DC, DC 1 · $88,000
- Miami, FL 1 · $240,000
- Chicago, IL 1 · $130,000
- Floor 57, NY 1 · $200,000
- Leesburg, VA 1 · $93,018
Latest filings
| Job title | Worksite | Salary | Wage level | Start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Machine Learning Engineer | San Jose, CA | $320,000 | Level IIprevailing $248,643 | 06/30/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Frontend Engineer | San Jose, CA | $204,900 | Level IIprevailing $187,741 | 10/01/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Technical Program Manager, Edge Infrastructure | San Jose, CA | $204,840 | Level IIIprevailing $186,056 | 06/29/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Product Manager | Bellevue, WA | $340,000 | Level IIprevailing $156,707 | 10/01/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Machine Learning Engineer | San Jose, CA | $273,000 | Level Iprevailing $123,531 | 10/01/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Operations Specialist - Global Support Operations Center | Leesburg, VA | $93,018$44.72 per hour | Level Iprevailing $69,763 | 06/22/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Research Scientist | San Jose, CA | $422,000 | Level Iprevailing $127,712 | 08/27/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Site Reliability Engineer - Data Infrastructure | Bellevue, WA | $269,564 | Level IIprevailing $149,240 | 06/16/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure | San Jose, CA | $217,008 | Level Iprevailing $149,365 | 06/18/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Software Engineer, TikTok Actor Integrity Foundation | San Jose, CA | $300,000 | Level IIprevailing $187,741 | 06/16/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Network Engineer – Operations | Bellevue, WA | $277,200 | Level IIprevailing $138,986 | 06/17/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Software Engineer,Ads Business Integrity-Customer Experience | San Jose, CA | $235,000 | Level IIprevailing $187,741 | 06/17/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $182,000 | —prevailing $147,879 | 10/01/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Edge ML Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $292,638 | Level IVprevailing $264,514 | 06/22/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $195,680 | Level Iprevailing $149,365 | 10/01/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $211,000 | Level IIprevailing $187,741 | 10/01/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Machine Learning Engineer | San Jose, CA | $310,000 | Level IIprevailing $174,304 | 10/01/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Senior Frontend Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $273,000 | Level IIIprevailing $226,138 | 11/20/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Frontend Software Engineer, Ads Platform | San Jose, CA | $225,000 | Level IIprevailing $187,741 | 10/01/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Software Engineer, TikTok Actor Integrity Foundation | San Jose, CA | $235,000 | Level IIprevailing $187,741 | 06/12/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Software Engineer, Global Site Reliability | San Jose, CA | $153,600 | Level Iprevailing $97,594 | 10/01/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Supply Chain Sourcing Manager | San Jose, CA | $155,400 | Level Iprevailing $93,122 | 10/01/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Research Scientist - Seed | San Jose, CA | $633,400 | Level Iprevailing $127,712 | 06/22/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $235,000 | Level IIprevailing $187,741 | 06/12/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Research Scientist | San Jose, CA | $450,000 | Level Iprevailing $127,712 | 10/01/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Research Scientist in Large Language Model (LLM)- Seed | San Jose, CA | $365,000 | Level IIprevailing $164,403 | 06/10/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Software Engineer, Ads Business Integrity-CustomerExperience | San Jose, CA | $340,000 | Level Iprevailing $149,365 | 06/17/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Site Reliability Engineer | San Jose, CA | $168,000 | —prevailing $150,564 | 10/01/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| TikTok Shop - Product Manager, 1P App Store Integration | Bellevue, WA | $371,000 | Level IVprevailing $167,024 | 06/15/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Software Development Engineer, Virtual Network | Bellevue, WA | $242,000 | Level Iprevailing $117,749 | 11/20/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| AI/LLM Network Software Development Engineer | Bellevue, WA | $340,000 | Level IIprevailing $149,240 | 06/11/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Video Codec Design Engineer - Multimedia Lab | San Jose, CA | $313,000 | Level IIprevailing $176,696 | 10/10/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Software Engineer | New York, NY | $290,000 | Level IVprevailing $189,592 | 10/01/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Senior Software Engineer | San Jose, CA | $234,420 | Level IIIprevailing $226,138 | 10/01/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Software Development Engineer | San Jose, CA | $198,000 | Level Iprevailing $149,365 | 10/01/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Backend Software Engineer, Content E-Commerce | San Jose, CA | $204,100 | Level IIprevailing $187,741 | 06/11/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Software Engineer - Compute Infrastructure (Cloud Native) | Bellevue, WA | $326,400 | Level IIprevailing $149,240 | 06/15/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Agency Partnership Manager | New York, NY | $129,008 | Level IIprevailing $82,139 | 10/01/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Backend Software Engineer - Platforms | San Jose, CA | $348,840 | Level IIprevailing $187,741 | 06/08/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| GenAI Infra Engineer | San Jose, CA | $231,000 | Level Iprevailing $149,365 | 10/01/2026FY2026 | Certified |
Questions and answers
Does ByteDance Inc. sponsor H-1B visas?
ByteDance Inc. filed 3,108 labor condition applications (LCAs) for H-1B and related visas in FY2024–FY2026, of which 3,059 were certified by the Department of Labor. A certified LCA is a required step before an H-1B petition is filed with USCIS.
What is the average H-1B salary at ByteDance Inc.?
The median salary offered on ByteDance Inc.'s certified LCAs is $210,000 per year; half of the offers fall between $165,000 and $266,000.
What jobs does ByteDance Inc. sponsor?
The most common job title is Software Engineer (295 filings, median $190,243), followed by Machine Learning Engineer, Product Manager, Research Scientist.
Where are ByteDance Inc.'s H-1B jobs located?
Most positions are in San Jose, CA; Bellevue, WA; New York, NY; Culver City, CA.
An H-1B dependent employer has a high share of H-1B workers relative to its workforce and must meet extra recruitment and non-displacement requirements.