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Backend Software Engineer at ByteDance Inc.: H-1B salaries

78 labor condition applications for the job title Backend Software Engineer at ByteDance Inc.. Median offered base salary $164,680; middle half $144,000–$207,000.

Applications (LCAs)78
Median offered salary$164,680
Middle half of salaries$144,000–$207,000
10th–90th percentile$136,800–$243,800

By fiscal year

Fiscal yearLCAsMedian salary
FY202319$190,000
FY202417$150,000
FY202532$154,000
FY20269$200,000

Applications

Base salaryLocationSubmittedStart dateStatus
$158,080
Level I		Bellevue, WAMay 28, 2026Oct 1, 2026Certified
$255,000
Level II		Bellevue, WAMay 12, 2026Oct 1, 2026Certified
$158,080
Level I		Bellevue, WAMay 5, 2026Oct 1, 2026Certified
$176,000
Level I		San Jose, CAMay 5, 2026Oct 1, 2026Certified
$194,000
Level I		Bellevue, WAMay 5, 2026May 28, 2026Certified
$255,000
Level IV		Bellevue, WAApr 13, 2026Oct 1, 2026Certified
$243,000
Level III		San Jose, CAApr 1, 2026Sep 5, 2026Certified
$200,000
Level II		San Jose, CANov 20, 2025Feb 2, 2026Certified
$207,000
Level III		Bellevue, WANov 12, 2025Nov 19, 2025Certified
$189,500
Level II		Bellevue, WASep 10, 2025Mar 4, 2026Certified
$260,000
Level III		San Jose, CAAug 29, 2025Sep 5, 2025Certified
$190,000
Level II		Bellevue, WAAug 8, 2025Jan 30, 2026Certified
$233,000
Level II		Bellevue, WAAug 8, 2025Jan 30, 2026Certified
$136,008
Level I		Bellevue, WAJul 28, 2025Aug 4, 2025Certified
$150,000
Level II		Bellevue, WAJul 1, 2025Dec 30, 2025Certified
$162,000
Level II		Bellevue, WAJun 3, 2025Jun 16, 2025Certified
$144,000San Jose, CAMay 15, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$144,000San Jose, CAMay 14, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$144,000San Jose, CAMay 14, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$144,000San Jose, CAMay 14, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$144,000San Jose, CAMay 14, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$144,000San Jose, CAMay 14, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$163,000
Level II		Bellevue, WAApr 22, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$155,000
Level I		San Jose, CAApr 21, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$144,000San Jose, CAApr 18, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$136,800
Level I		Bellevue, WAApr 17, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$221,500
Level III		San Jose, CAApr 14, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$144,000
Level II		Bellevue, WAApr 11, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$153,000
Level I		San Jose, CAApr 11, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$163,000
Level I		Bellevue, WAApr 11, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified, then withdrawn
$163,000
Level II		San Jose, CAApr 3, 2025Apr 14, 2025Certified
$163,000
Level II		San Jose, CAApr 1, 2025Apr 7, 2025Certified
$163,000
part-time · Level II		San Jose, CAMar 19, 2025Mar 31, 2025Certified
$228,000
Level IV		San Jose, CAJan 31, 2025Aug 2, 2025Certified
$210,000
Level III		San Jose, CAJan 27, 2025Jul 29, 2025Certified
$132,267
Level III		Austin, TXDec 3, 2024Jan 6, 2025Certified
$108,826
Level II		Austin, TXDec 3, 2024Jan 6, 2025Certified
$85,384
Level I		Austin, TXDec 2, 2024Jan 6, 2025Certified
$85,384
Level I		Austin, TXDec 2, 2024Jan 6, 2025Certified
$190,486–$265,486
Level IV		Bellevue, WAOct 16, 2024Apr 17, 2025Certified
$160,000
Level II		Bellevue, WAOct 15, 2024Nov 2, 2024Certified
$247,000
Level IV		Bellevue, WAOct 9, 2024Apr 10, 2025Certified
$180,010
Level II		San Jose, CASep 6, 2024Oct 1, 2024Certified
$180,010
Level II		San Jose, CAAug 28, 2024Oct 1, 2024Certified
$144,000
Level I		San Jose, CAMay 6, 2024Oct 1, 2024Certified
$149,588
Level I		San Jose, CAMay 3, 2024Oct 1, 2024Certified
$126,640
Level I		Bellevue, WAMay 3, 2024Oct 1, 2024Certified
$240,000
Level II		Bellevue, WAMay 1, 2024Oct 1, 2024Certified
$140,000
Level II		Bellevue, WAApr 18, 2024Oct 1, 2024Certified
$240,000
Level II		Bellevue, WAApr 16, 2024Oct 1, 2024Certified
$150,000
Level I		San Jose, CAApr 15, 2024Oct 1, 2024Certified
$138,000
Level I		Bellevue, WAApr 15, 2024Oct 1, 2024Certified
$136,800
Level II		Bellevue, WAApr 11, 2024Oct 1, 2024Certified
$136,800
Level II		Bellevue, WAApr 11, 2024Oct 1, 2024Certified
$200,000
Level II		Bellevue, WADec 5, 2023Dec 11, 2023Certified
$138,000
Level I		Bellevue, WANov 30, 2023Dec 4, 2023Certified
$230,000
Level II		Bellevue, WANov 30, 2023Dec 4, 2023Certified
$195,000
Level II		Bellevue, WANov 30, 2023Dec 4, 2023Certified
$224,000
Level II		San Jose, CAOct 9, 2023Oct 16, 2023Certified
$135,283
Level I		San Jose, CASep 14, 2023Oct 1, 2023Certified
$182,072
Level I		San Jose, CASep 5, 2023Oct 1, 2023Certified
$190,000
Level IV		Bellevue, WAAug 22, 2023Aug 29, 2023Certified
$175,000
Level III		Bellevue, WAAug 18, 2023Oct 1, 2023Certified
$170,000
Level I		San Jose, CAAug 16, 2023Aug 23, 2023Certified
$194,000
Level IV		Bellevue, WAJul 5, 2023Jul 12, 2023Certified
$250,000
Level IV		Bellevue, WAMay 15, 2023Oct 1, 2023Certified
$164,680
Level II		Mountain View, CAMay 5, 2023Oct 1, 2023Certified
$190,000
Level IV		Bellevue, WAApr 13, 2023Oct 1, 2023Certified
$160,000
Level I		Bellevue, WAMar 24, 2023Mar 27, 2023Certified
$160,000
Level II		Bellevue, WAFeb 22, 2023Feb 27, 2023Certified
$220,000
Level IV		San Jose, CAFeb 16, 2023Feb 23, 2023Certified
$280,000
Level IV		Mountain View, CAFeb 14, 2023Feb 21, 2023Certified
$245,000
Level III		Bellevue, WAFeb 6, 2023Feb 6, 2023Certified
$280,000
Level IV		Mountain View, CAFeb 1, 2023Feb 8, 2023Certified
$220,000
Level II		Bellevue, WAJan 27, 2023Jan 30, 2023Certified
$200,000
Level II		Bellevue, WAJan 25, 2023Jan 30, 2023Certified
$150,000
Level II		Bellevue, WAJan 25, 2023Jan 30, 2023Certified
$199,680
Level IV		Mountain View, CAOct 27, 2022Mar 16, 2023Certified

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Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).