Does BDO pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, BDO employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at BDO. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at BDO?

62% of BDO employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated BDO 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at BDO?

Audit Associate (500) , Senior Associate (451) , Manager (393) , Associate (380) , Auditor (357) , Assistant Manager (352) , Audit Senior (324) , Senior Auditor (254) , Tax Associate (237) , Senior Accountant (230) , Intern (226) , Consultant (212) , Senior Consultant (212) , Accountant (174) , Audit Manager (173)

What are the pros of working at BDO according to real employee reviews?

"The people are for the most part really great and they make it less unbearable." ((in 867 reviews)); "Culture in the junior and mid ranks is good but doesn’t extend to senior team." ((in 797 reviews)); "Good work life balance and" ((in 503 reviews)); "Colleagues friendly and help each other" ((in 403 reviews)); "The benefits are good and overtime paid" ((in 314 reviews))

What are the cons of working at BDO according to real employee reviews?

"Low salaries and not enough activity" ((in 536 reviews)); "Pay was low and unmotivating." ((in 502 reviews)); "Being in audit also means sometimes you have to work long hours and not always get." ((in 488 reviews)); "Poor management communication should be worked on" ((in 333 reviews)); "One can expect late working hours and huge amount of pressure" ((in 291 reviews))

What are employees saying about BDO layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about BDO layoffs and their outlook for job security at BDO in 2026.

BDO reviews

3.5

62% would recommend to a friend

(10,338 total reviews)

Pat Kramer and Peter van Laer

73% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Culture & values

3.2

Senior management

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.1

Compensation and benefits

BDO has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 10,338 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BDO employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzen industry (3.7 stars).

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10K reviews

3.0

Mar 16, 2010

Tax So-So at BDO

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

While BDO is already a large public accounting firm, it is growing rapidly, particularly in tax. There is room for advancement at the company and they are pretty flexible when it comes to work and other obligations.

Cons

It will be a lot of work. Maybe too much to make it worthwhile. The long hours maybe too much for some people and the reward not great enough. Also, the environment is heavily work oriented, so much so, that words might not be spoken for hours.

2.0

Jan 14, 2010

People Who Know, NO BDO

Senior auditor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay, Location, Experience, Large Clientele Basis

Cons

No work/life balance, Salary freeze & no bonus 2009, mandatory training (weekends too) during busy season (smart), superfluous/unnecessary training yearround.

2.0

Sep 22, 2009

USED TO be a great place to work for

Assurance senior

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

In the general assurance group, depending on which client you were on, you usually worked with very experiened managers and partners who willingly shared their knowledge with you. Most wilingly took time out to go over several topics and they made sure you undertsood.

Cons

Your work week is comparable to the big 4 but do not have a big 4 salary. They promote 'flexibility' in the workplace however they have demonstrated that they do not believe in it. They want you to work 7 days a week. Fine, you may ask to leave early on a Friday for something person,. but you WILL be making it up Sat & Sun. Several managers and partners do not even know what weekedn means as they are emailing you on Sunday and expect a response! Some will even call you on your cell phone on Sundays! Family- what is that ? They used to care about it and be flexible when you had something going on. Well NO more. It's all about how much blood they can draw out of you. For the women out there, do not think of being at BDO if you want to have a family. They have already layed off 3 women who were expecting/gave birth.

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