ByteDance Inc.
Information · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2020–2025
Overview
ByteDance Inc. is a Information employer that has filed 881 PERM green-card applications between FY2020 and FY2025. That places it #73 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 435 were certified (49.4% approval rate), taking about 351 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Software Developers, with most worksites in CA, and the median sponsored wage is $175,500.
881
PERM filings
49.4%
approval
1
denied
$175,500
median wage
351d
avg processing
Worker background
Across 381 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is CHINA (85%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)
Top countries of origin
- China325
- India33
- Canada6
- Taiwan4
- Singapore3
- Hong Kong2
- Brazil1
- Australia1
- United Kingdom1
- Poland1
Prior visa status
- H-1B371
- O-12
- TN2
- L-22
- E-31
- Not in USA1
Education
- Master's315
- Bachelor's37
- Doctorate27
- None2
PERM filings by year
Occupations & job titles
The occupations ByteDance Inc. most often sponsors, with average wages.
| Occupation | Filings | Avg wage |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 318 | $180,842 |
| Data Scientists | 90 | $197,041 |
| Software Developers, Systems Software | 82 | $177,100 |
| Software Developers, Applications | 55 | $181,909 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 30 | $173,421 |
| Human Resources Specialists | 29 | $101,170 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 22 | $185,839 |
| Statisticians | 20 | $167,644 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | 17 | $192,596 |
| Management Analysts | 16 | $144,139 |
Common job titles
Recent filings
| Case | Job title | Status | Worksite | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G-100-25259-311499 | Software Engineer | Withdrawn | Bellevue, WA | Mar 26, 2026 |
| G-100-25069-762002 | Senior Software Engineer | Withdrawn | San Jose, CA | Mar 26, 2026 |
| G-100-25072-773994 | Quality Assurance Engineer (Multiple Positions) | Withdrawn | Bellevue, WA | Mar 26, 2026 |
| G-100-25268-335691 | Backend Software Engineer | Withdrawn | Bellevue, WA | Mar 26, 2026 |
| G-100-25129-959139 | Product Manager | Withdrawn | San Jose, CA | Mar 20, 2026 |
| G-100-25027-644723 | Client Solutions Manager (Multiple Positions) | Withdrawn | New York, NY | Mar 20, 2026 |
| G-100-25217-221391 | Backend Software Engineer | Withdrawn | San Jose, CA | Mar 20, 2026 |
| G-100-25259-311525 | Product Manager, Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning | Withdrawn | San Jose, CA | Mar 20, 2026 |
| G-100-24323-481188 | Software Engineer, Product RD&Infra.,Quality,Eng*(Multi.Pos) | Certified | San Jose, CA | Mar 14, 2026 |
| G-100-24318-472225 | Software Engineer, Cloud Native Platform (MultiplePositions) | Certified | Bellevue, WA | Mar 14, 2026 |
| G-100-24318-471968 | Software Engineer, Frontend (Multiple Positions) | Certified | San Jose, CA | Mar 14, 2026 |
| G-100-24312-461050 | Software Engineer, Brand Ads (Multiple Positions) | Certified | San Jose, CA | Mar 14, 2026 |
| G-100-24311-456870 | Software Engineer, Frontend (Multiple Positions) | Certified | San Jose, CA | Mar 14, 2026 |
| G-100-24333-506767 | Senior Data Scientist (Multiple Positions) | Certified | San Jose, CA | Mar 14, 2026 |
| G-100-24333-506774 | Senior Data Scientist (Multiple Positions) | Certified | San Jose, CA | Mar 14, 2026 |
| G-100-24330-497890 | Tech Lead, Machine Learning Engineer, Shop Ads (Multi. Pos.) | Certified | Bellevue, WA | Mar 14, 2026 |
| G-100-24327-495121 | Data Science Manager-E-Commerce Product Analytics (Multiple | Certified | Bellevue, WA | Mar 14, 2026 |
| G-100-24327-495061 | Lead Software Engineer (Multiple Positions) | Certified | San Jose, CA | Mar 14, 2026 |
| G-100-24327-495078 | Senior Frontend Software Engineer | Certified | San Jose, CA | Mar 14, 2026 |
| G-100-24331-500878 | Senior Frontend Software Engineer | Certified | San Jose, CA | Mar 14, 2026 |
Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.