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-100-24214-239635 Talent Acquisition Partner (Multiple Positions)Certified San Jose, CA Dec 19, 2025
G-100-24241-301201 Transfer Pricing Manager (Multiple Positions)Certified San Jose, CA Dec 19, 2025
G-100-24232-277467 Site Reliability Engineer (Multiple Positions)Certified San Jose, CA Dec 19, 2025
G-100-24228-269543 Site Reliability Engineer (Multiple Positions)Certified San Jose, CA Dec 19, 2025
G-100-24215-241879 Product Manager-Data, E-commerce (Multiple Positions)Certified Bellevue, WA Dec 19, 2025
G-100-24240-296378 Senior Software Engineer (Multiple Positions)Certified San Jose, CA Dec 19, 2025
G-100-24233-278970 Senior Software Engineer (Multiple Positions)Certified San Jose, CA Dec 19, 2025
G-100-24213-236599 Lead Network Engineer (Multiple Positions)Certified Bellevue, WA Dec 16, 2025
G-100-24211-228831 Lead Network Engineer (Multiple Positions)Certified San Jose, CA Dec 16, 2025
G-100-24211-228810 Product Manager-Data, E-commerce (Multiple Positions)Certified Bellevue, WA Dec 16, 2025
G-100-24211-229383 Product Manager-Data, E-commerce (Multiple Positions)Certified Bellevue, WA Dec 16, 2025
G-100-24199-201146 Lead Network Engineer (Multiple Positions)Certified Bellevue, WA Dec 16, 2025
G-100-24214-237859 Data Scientist (Multiple Positions)Certified San Jose, CA Dec 12, 2025
G-100-24333-506773 Product Manager – Ads Measurement (Multiple Positions)Withdrawn San Jose, CA Nov 28, 2025
G-100-25322-416471 Software EngineerWithdrawn San Jose, CA Nov 28, 2025
G-100-25122-930580 Senior Machine Learning EngineerWithdrawn San Jose, CA Nov 28, 2025
G-100-24347-539940 Senior Technical Project Manager (Multiple Positions)Withdrawn New York, NY Nov 27, 2025
G-100-24288-403975 Brand Partnerships Manager (Multiple Positions)Withdrawn New York, NY Nov 27, 2025
G-100-25072-773750 Expense Management Accountant (Multiple Positions)Withdrawn Culver City, CA Nov 27, 2025
G-100-25157-064064 Senior Software Engineer (Multiple Positions)Withdrawn San Jose, CA Nov 27, 2025

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