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?

"Great people and pretty forward thinking" ((in 862 reviews)); "Culture in the junior and mid ranks is good but doesn’t extend to senior team." ((in 820 reviews)); "Colleagues friendly and help each other" ((in 399 reviews)); "Team is great and very helpful" ((in 321 reviews)); "Good benefits and a good" ((in 313 reviews))

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

"Low salaries and not enough activity" ((in 548 reviews)); "No work life balance and stressful" ((in 513 reviews)); "pay is bloody Low (mine increase 1k after I left and I changed industry)" ((in 510 reviews)); "Being in audit also means sometimes you have to work long hours and not always get." ((in 482 reviews)); "Poor management support for promotions" ((in 321 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

5.0

Nov 15, 2014

Best firm in Grand Rapids, MI

Tax senior associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Extremely flexible and laid back atmosphere. Everyone works together as a team. Partners and management are approachable and willing to answer questions. The technical expertise in the office is vast and the willingness to develop and teach staff and seniors is clearly evident. The career advisor program works great. If you have an area of tax that you would like to focus on, management does their best to get you exposure and opportunities. The culture of the office is great and management is whole heartedly embracing the new core values, not just giving lip service. The office is growing and there is limitless opportunity. It is the best CPA firm to work for in West Michigan. Learning and growth focus with extremely intelligent and knowledgeable people to teach, broad client base, and a client service focus is making BDO the place to be. People who know, know BDO!

Cons

Naturally, the hours during busy season can be difficult. However, what is great is that management has recognized this and they are actually doing something about it. As the office has been growing like a weed, seating has been getting tight leading to creative solutions.

BDO Response

11y

Wow; thank you for sharing these fantastic comments. I suspect your optimism and energy is an important part of what is making BDO Grand Rapids a great place to work!

4.0

Nov 11, 2014

Little known appraisal careet

Senior associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Winter break, room for growth

Cons

boring, lacked energy, rigid schedule

3.0

Nov 11, 2014

Medium fish in a big pond

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent work environment - work/life balance seems to be important.

Cons

General lack of direction. The talk is talked but the walk isn't walked in terms of becoming a force to be reckoned with.

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