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| G-100-24254-325879 | SOFTWARE ENGINEER, BACKEND AND INFRASTRUCTURE (Mult.Positns) | Withdrawn | Bellevue, WA | Nov 27, 2025 |
| G-100-24219-248036 | Senior Software Engineer (Multiple Positions) | Withdrawn | Bellevue, WA | Nov 27, 2025 |
| G-100-25254-302403 | Software Development Engineer in Test | Withdrawn | San Jose, CA | Nov 27, 2025 |
| G-100-25122-930596 | Senior Machine Learning Engineer | Withdrawn | San Jose, CA | Nov 27, 2025 |
| G-100-24353-553766 | Senior Data Scientist (Multiple Positions) | Withdrawn | San Jose, CA | Nov 27, 2025 |
| G-100-24355-561046 | Vertical Director, Growth (Multiple Positions) | Withdrawn | Austin, TX | Nov 27, 2025 |
| G-100-24256-332467 | Product Policy Manager, Mexico-Trust & Safety(Multi.Positns) | Withdrawn | San Jose, CA | Nov 20, 2025 |
| G-100-25269-338567 | Software Engineer | Withdrawn | San Jose, CA | Nov 14, 2025 |
| G-100-25017-628064 | Strategy Analyst | Withdrawn | Bellevue, WA | Nov 13, 2025 |
| G-100-24355-565526 | Senior Data Scientist | Withdrawn | Bellevue, WA | Nov 13, 2025 |
| G-100-25129-959191 | Senior Machine Learning Engineer | Withdrawn | San Jose, CA | Nov 13, 2025 |
| G-100-25062-737226 | UX Designer | Withdrawn | San Jose, CA | Nov 13, 2025 |
| G-100-25023-637537 | Fullstack Software Engineer | Withdrawn | San Jose, CA | Nov 13, 2025 |
| G-100-24227-266230 | SOFTWARE ENGINEER, BACKEND AND INFRASTRUCTURE (Mult.Positns) | Withdrawn | Bellevue, WA | Nov 13, 2025 |
| G-100-24254-325890 | Senior Software Engineer (Multiple Positions) | Withdrawn | San Jose, CA | Nov 13, 2025 |
| G-100-25031-658515 | Senior Frontend Software Engineer | Withdrawn | San Jose, CA | Nov 13, 2025 |
| G-100-24271-371260 | Lead Software Engineer (Multiple Positions) | Withdrawn | Bellevue, WA | Nov 13, 2025 |
| G-100-25160-069764 | Software Engineer (Multiple Positions) | Withdrawn | Bellevue, WA | Nov 13, 2025 |
| G-100-24320-478924 | Lead Software Engineer of Cloud Storage, Infra.**(Multi.Pos) | Withdrawn | Bellevue, WA | Nov 13, 2025 |
| G-100-24232-277385 | Site Reliability Engineer (Multiple Positions) | Withdrawn | San Jose, CA | Nov 13, 2025 |
Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.