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 (452) , Manager (393) , Associate (381) , 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 892 reviews)); "Culture in the junior and mid ranks is good but doesn’t extend to senior team." ((in 786 reviews)); "Colleagues friendly and help each other" ((in 393 reviews)); "Team is great and very helpful" ((in 317 reviews)); "Good benefits and a good" ((in 316 reviews))

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

"Low salaries and not enough activity" ((in 562 reviews)); "No work life balance and stressful" ((in 520 reviews)); "Pay was low and unmotivating." ((in 495 reviews)); "Being in audit also means sometimes you have to work long hours and not always get." ((in 493 reviews)); "Poor management support for promotions" ((in 322 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

(10,346 total reviews)

Pat Kramer and Peter van Laer

73% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

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 10,346 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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Reviews by job title

10K reviews

2.0

Feb 13, 2022

Sinking on a top heavy ship, don't drink the Kool Aid

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is okay, still low. Great and reasonably priced medical, dental, and vision benefits! Nice cafe/kitchen area, excellent admin staff!

Cons

Horrible hours in a company that is trying so hard to be part of the Big 4 club, but also claim to have the "smaller firm" atmosphere. There is so much bureaucracy, getting even the smallest thing in place takes months or gets lost. The manager to associate ratio is almost 1:1 with little to no communication between managers over which projects are assigned to whom. You won't really be able to use the great medical benefits until you have a complete breakdown, heart attack, or your medical needs happen to coincide with the ever diminishing "slow" season. Speaking of slow season, be ready to beg for work everyday to try to reach your still required 40 hours (actual with a goal of 35-40 billable).

1.0

Feb 7, 2022

Avoid at all Costs

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work colleagues Good place to learn (but will be thrown into the deep end from the get go

Cons

Horrendous Pay No benefits (they lied about this on Job Description) Over-time and never paid for it (This includes overtime on a Friday - they lied about early finish Fridays also on Job Description) Completely over worked and no thanks given. Even if spoke with management about heavy workload they have the attitude of 'The work still needs to be done'. Employees not seen as greatest asset at all. Avoid this place if possible, as you will more than likely suffer from burn out and no help will ever be given to you by management.

1.0

Jan 19, 2022

Poor culture

Audit associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Have a job at least

Cons

- Gossip culture - Judgemental seniors and even to managerial and partner levels - Pay has not been updated since 10 years according to former seniors

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