Software Engineer at ByteDance
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does ByteDance pay a Software Engineer on an H-1B?
$180k ByteDance has filed 558 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Software Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2019 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $180k. Most of those filings fall between $144k and $230k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
558
Median base salary
$180k
Middle 50%
$144k to $230k
Filings and pay by year
Software Engineer at ByteDance, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 162 | $192k |
| FY2025 | 136 | $191k |
| FY2024 | 76 | $171k |
| FY2023 | 82 | $141k |
| FY2022 | 37 | $182k |
| FY2021 | 20 | $153k |
| FY2020 | 29 | $155k |
| FY2019 | 16 | $179k |
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 | 348 | $186k |
| Bellevue, WA | 94 | $170k |
| Mountain View, CA | 81 | $172k |
| Palo Alto, CA | 11 | $180k |
| New York, NY | 10 | $184k |
| Austin, TX | 4 | $107k |
| Culver City, CA | 4 | $171k |
| Menlo Park, CA | 3 | $172k |
| San Francisco, CA | 2 | $202k |
| San Franscico, CA | 1 | $190k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 203 | $149k |
| Level II | 122 | $195k |
| Level III | 88 | $226k |
| Level IV | 104 | $220k |
Other roles ByteDance sponsors
Product Manager 178Research Scientist 164Data Scientist 150Machine Learning Engineer 136Backend Software Engineer 106Software Development Engineer in Test 63Backend Software Engineer, Global E-commerce 50Data Scientist - TikTok Ads 47Data Engineer 37Interactive Engineer 33Senior Software Engineer 33Talent Acquisition Partner 33