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?

63% 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 (391) , Associate (379) , Auditor (357) , Assistant Manager (352) , Audit Senior (324) , Senior Auditor (251) , Tax Associate (237) , Senior Accountant (230) , Intern (223) , Consultant (211) , Senior Consultant (210) , 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 871 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 394 reviews)); "Team is great and very helpful" ((in 319 reviews)); "Good benefits and flexible in summer and winter" ((in 312 reviews))

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

"Low salaries and not enough activity" ((in 576 reviews)); "No work life balance and lot of pressire" ((in 508 reviews)); "Pay was low and unmotivating." ((in 501 reviews)); "Being in audit also means sometimes you have to work long hours and not always get." ((in 489 reviews)); "Poor management with traditional mind" ((in 318 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.

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3.5

63% would recommend to a friend

(10,319 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 10,319 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

Jul 10, 2013

Run away

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people to work with. You learn a lot, opportunities for growth.

Cons

The McLean office is unstable and still transitioning after a merger. Expected to work overtime 5-6 months out of year... Stay away until the McLean office finishes transitioning from Argy, Wiltse, & Robinson, PC. High turnover. Lots firings, demotions, and resignations. Employees are dropping like flies Pay and promotion are not based on performance.

3.0

Apr 9, 2013

Used to be a GREAT place to work......

Consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Team outings -Pay for Certifications -Provides beverages and food often -Always at the forefront of technology -Lots of opportunities to grow technically -Salary is average

Cons

No 401K matching -Managed Services management push for the advancement of specific people while everyone else sits idle. -Communication between management and consultants is very poor and usually comes after the fact. This has long been a problem. It seems that there is a "need to know" rule here and usually that rule doesn't apply to those who need to know, the consultants or Account Leads. -Pay is lower than industry standard. Even with high end certifications, they are not rewarded unless you are in the group of those that they want to see move up quickly. -Blackballing occurs if you provide any type of push back to a newly promoted member of management. At that point, several consultants have left the company because of this practice.

2.0

May 19, 2010

Horrible

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good experience to put on your resume.

Cons

-Management is awful for the most part, with a few exceptions, they are immature, unsympathetic, political, unintelligent, the list goes on. These people wouldn't survive in a normal workplace. -Work/Life balance is non-existent (BDO Flex is a joke) -All you do is work, busy season never ends and the pay is pitiful for the number of hours. They also don't reward people for their hard work.

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