Senior Software Engineer at ByteDance
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does ByteDance pay a Senior Software Engineer on an H-1B?
$276k ByteDance has filed 33 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Senior Software Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2020 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $276k. Most of those filings fall between $234k and $300k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
33
Median base salary
$276k
Middle 50%
$234k to $300k
Filings and pay by year
Senior Software Engineer at ByteDance, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 11 | $300k |
| FY2025 | 11 | $280k |
| FY2024 | 7 | $288k |
| FY2023 | 2 | $219k |
| FY2020 | 2 | $170k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | 16 | $282k |
| Bellevue, WA | 15 | $280k |
| Mountain View, CA | 2 | $206k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 1 | $350k |
| Level II | 3 | $234k |
| Level III | 16 | $278k |
| Level IV | 13 | $285k |
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