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 (456) , Manager (394) , Associate (381) , Auditor (359) , Assistant Manager (353) , Audit Senior (324) , Senior Auditor (256) , Tax Associate (240) , Senior Accountant (230) , Intern (226) , Senior Consultant (213) , 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 866 reviews)); "Culture in the junior and mid ranks is good but doesn’t extend to senior team." ((in 811 reviews)); "Colleagues friendly and help each other" ((in 395 reviews)); "Good benefits and flexible in summer and winter" ((in 311 reviews)); "Team is great and very helpful" ((in 303 reviews))

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

"Low salaries and not enough activity" ((in 561 reviews)); "No work life balance and stressful" ((in 505 reviews)); "pay is bloody Low (mine increase 1k after I left and I changed industry)" ((in 501 reviews)); "Being in audit also means sometimes you have to work long hours and not always get." ((in 483 reviews)); "One can expect late working hours and huge amount of pressure" ((in 298 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

(10,369 total reviews)

Pat Kramer and Peter van Laer

74% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

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BDO has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 10,369 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

Nov 17, 2020

Not as People First as they claimed

Tax associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

New updated Office, Great city views, Fully stocked break room, lunch & dinners paid for during busy seasons, flex schedule available, office closed 2 weeks during Christmas, easily able to work remotely, expensive & powerful software used by firm, Access to Partners' offices, multiple ways to get involved in community events or office events. Overall, great company for those single or without a family.

Cons

Mentoring program was not followed through on aside from filling out required form questions, managers had favorites in office they looked out for, billable hours required even when work was not there - work available given to favorites, no structure for teaching new employees how managers wanted work to be completed, employee reviews were seen by managers - no anonymity to be honest in reviews, 60-65 hours regularly required with no OT banking or bonuses earned, no real work/life balance even though advertised as such. Company heavily pursuing to compete and be more like Big 4 Accounting Firms.

BDO Response

5y

Thanks for posting your review. We aren't doing well enough to fulfill our promise to you if your career advisor isn't following through to provide you the guidance everyone needs. Please speak up with practice leader, HR or career advisor to get it fixed.

1.0

Nov 8, 2020

no worklife balance

Audit associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

located Within the CBD area.

Cons

Too many to list down

1.0

Nov 1, 2020

working environment

Senior audit associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

some people are nice and helpful

Cons

long working hours, low pay

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