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

CA 658 WA 173 NY 39 TX 7 VA 2 FL 2

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-100-24339-516795 Senior Frontend Software EngineerWithdrawn San Jose, CA Jun 27, 2025
G-100-24354-557334 Software Engineer (Multiple Positions)Withdrawn San Jose, CA Jun 27, 2025
G-100-25073-777730 Server System Performance Engineer (Multiple Positions)Withdrawn San Jose, CA Jun 27, 2025
G-100-24106-889250 Software Engineer, Ads Infrastructure (Multiple Positions)Withdrawn San Jose, CA Jun 27, 2025
G-100-24102-879347 Software Engineer, Ads Infrastructure (Multiple Positions)Withdrawn San Jose, CA Jun 27, 2025
G-100-24053-739920 Senior Software Engineer-Ads Privacy & Compliance(Multi.Pos)Certified San Jose, CA Jun 12, 2025
G-100-24051-733785 Senior Strategy Consultant, Trust & Safety (Multi.Positions)Certified San Jose, CA Jun 9, 2025
G-100-24055-745785 Global Product Marketing Manager, Audiences and TargetingCertified San Jose, CA Jun 9, 2025
G-100-24054-744065 Global Product Marketing Manager, Audiences and TargetingCertified San Jose, CA Jun 9, 2025
G-100-24053-739907 Senior Software Engineer-Ads Privacy & Compliance(Multi.Pos)Certified San Jose, CA Jun 9, 2025
G-100-24053-739899 Senior Software Engineer-Ads Privacy & Compliance(Multi.Pos)Certified San Jose, CA Jun 9, 2025
G-100-24051-732542 Platform User Operations Specialist (Multiple Positions)Certified San Jose, CA Jun 9, 2025
G-100-24044-714736 Music Technology and Production Lead (Multiple Positions)Certified San Jose, CA Jun 9, 2025
G-100-24044-714568 Data Analyst (Multiple Positions)Certified New York, NY Jun 9, 2025
G-100-24054-745527 Linux Kernel Software Engineer (Multiple Positions)Certified San Jose, CA Jun 6, 2025
G-100-24054-744072 Global Product Marketing Manager, Audiences and TargetingCertified San Jose, CA Jun 6, 2025
G-100-24053-741292 Senior Software Engineer-Ads Privacy & Compliance(Multi.Pos)Certified San Jose, CA Jun 6, 2025
G-100-24053-739908 Senior Software Engineer-Ads Privacy & Compliance(Multi.Pos)Certified San Jose, CA Jun 6, 2025
G-100-24044-714577 Research Engineer (Multiple Positions)Certified San Jose, CA Jun 6, 2025
G-100-24355-565444 Product Lead, Core AdsWithdrawn San Jose, CA May 28, 2025

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