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) , Consultant (213) , Senior Consultant (213) , Accountant (174) , Audit Manager (173)

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

"Great people and pretty forward thinking" ((in 855 reviews)); "Culture in the junior and mid ranks is good but doesn’t extend to senior team." ((in 787 reviews)); "Colleagues friendly and help each other" ((in 411 reviews)); "Team is great and very helpful" ((in 310 reviews)); "Good benefits and a good" ((in 309 reviews))

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

"Low salaries and not enough activity" ((in 569 reviews)); "Pay was low and unmotivating." ((in 514 reviews)); "No work life balance and stressful" ((in 502 reviews)); "Being in audit also means sometimes you have to work long hours and not always get." ((in 485 reviews)); "Poor management support for promotions" ((in 327 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

(10,370 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 10,370 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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2.0

Jan 4, 2016

No worth it

Assurance associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company has a wide variety of clients. There is now more SEC exposure which is beneficial to individuals who are looking to move elsewhere eventually.

Cons

Compensation, company culture, company is currently too focused on obtaining new clients (especially SEC clients) while the offices do not have the resources to take on these new large clients. This causes the high performers to be overworked and feel under appreciated, and has caused a large problem regarding retention.

2.0

Jan 4, 2016

More Cons than Pro

Tax associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Received paycheck every two weeks.

Cons

No real team work from managers to staff.

4.0

Dec 30, 2015

Senior Director

Senior director - tax

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

In my experience, if you are going to be in public accounting, BDO is an excellent firm to join. In my experience, although the pay and prestige MAY fall a bit short of what the Big Four offer, the work-life balance potential, early-in-career exposure to interesting work/clients, and advancement opportunities even and possibly tip the scales in favor of BDO. BDO is becoming much more well-known ("People in the know..."), and the Big Four do recruit from BDO's ranks.

Cons

My understanding is that (a) employees and partners earn less--sometimes quite a bit less--than at the Big Four and (b) support services (e.g., tech and admin) are less available to rank and file of BDO than for counterparts at Big Four.

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