ByteDance Inc.

Information · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2020–2025

#73 top sponsor

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.

OccupationFilingsAvg 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

Software Engineer 49 Senior Software Engineer 42 Software Engineer (Multiple Positions) 41 Software Engineer, Ads Infrastructure (Multiple Positions) 36 Senior Software Engineer (Multiple Positions) 30 Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Multiple Positions) 25 Talent Acquisition Partner (Multiple Positions) 18 Software Engineer, Cloud Native Platform(Multiple Positions) 16 Software Engineer 2-1 (Multiple Positions) 15 Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud Native Infra. (Multi.Positions) 14 Machine Learning Engineer, Data, Monetization Tech, App Monetization 13 Data Scientist, Monetization Product 12

Worksite states

Wage range

$142,000

25th

$175,500

median

$193,000

75th

$235,000

90th

Law firms used

  • Farrell LLP640
  • CHUN FRUTO LAW CORPORATION238
  • Chun Fruto Law Corp.3

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-100-24106-889269 Software Engineer, Ads Infrastructure (Multiple Positions)Certified San Jose, CA Jul 18, 2025
G-100-24106-889284 Software Engineer, Ads Infrastructure (Multiple Positions)Certified San Jose, CA Jul 18, 2025
G-100-24106-889304 Software Engineer, Ads Infrastructure (Multiple Positions)Certified San Jose, CA Jul 18, 2025
G-100-24106-889350 Software Engineer, Ads Infrastructure (Multiple Positions)Certified San Jose, CA Jul 18, 2025
G-100-24108-899095 Software Engineer, Ads Infrastructure (Multiple Positions)Certified San Jose, CA Jul 18, 2025
G-100-24110-908116 Software Engineer, Ads Infrastructure (Multiple Positions)Certified San Jose, CA Jul 18, 2025
G-100-24110-908257 Software Engineer, Ads Infrastructure (Multiple Positions)Certified San Jose, CA Jul 18, 2025
G-100-24110-908302 Software Engineer, Ads Infrastructure (Multiple Positions)Certified San Jose, CA Jul 18, 2025
G-100-24110-908416 Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud Native Infra. (Multi.Positions)Certified San Jose, CA Jul 18, 2025
G-100-24124-955223 Software Engineer (Multiple Positions)Withdrawn Bellevue, WA Jun 27, 2025
G-100-24122-945329 Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Multiple Positions)Withdrawn Bellevue, WA Jun 27, 2025
G-100-24124-955397 Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud Native Infra. (Multi.Positions)Withdrawn San Jose, CA Jun 27, 2025
G-100-24166-114494 Software Engineer, Ads Infrastructure (Multiple Positions)Withdrawn San Jose, CA Jun 27, 2025
G-100-24180-161498 Software Engineer, Cloud Native Platform(Multiple Positions)Withdrawn San Jose, CA Jun 27, 2025
G-100-24186-176111 Data Scientist (Multiple Positions)Withdrawn San Jose, CA Jun 27, 2025
G-100-24211-228953 Software Engineer, Front-End (Multiple Positions)Withdrawn Bellevue, WA Jun 27, 2025
G-100-24254-325864 Senior Software Engineer (Multiple Positions)Withdrawn San Jose, CA Jun 27, 2025
G-100-24257-336927 LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER, WEB INFRASTRUCTURE(Multi.Positions)Withdrawn San Jose, CA Jun 27, 2025
G-100-24292-417421 Senior Software Engineer (Multiple Positions)Withdrawn San Jose, CA Jun 27, 2025
G-100-24296-423149 Senior Product Manager,User Experience-Aftersales*(MultiPos)Withdrawn San Jose, CA Jun 27, 2025

Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.