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.

BDO reviews

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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Reviews by job title

10K reviews

1.0

Mar 18, 2010

Be Careful

Tax manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I think the place is good for your resume. It shows you put your time in. There are many opportunities to learn but at the cost of your outside life. They will work you hard at this place. Sometimes you feel like you don't know why you work so hard. Then, it hits you. It pushes you to keep working.

Cons

Flexibility is not really practiced here. They push everyone to work and to get clients. The work you do is not appreciated.

5.0

Nov 7, 2023

Great company to work for

Senior audit manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I used to work at a UK big 4 company as a manager for over 5 years. BDO is a breathe of fresh air, really cares about their employees, listens, pays staff equitably, not seen favouritism. BDO don't force you to work from the office, they treat you like an adult and want you to make the decision where is the most effective place for you to work from. I'm no longer in a constant state of anxiety due to the work stress at my previous Big4fim. I am really enjoying BDO and wish I joined them sooner in my career.

Cons

A lot of people want to work in the office so securing a desk needs advance booking, but this is negated by the work from home arrangements.

1.0

Jul 4, 2023

Worst Audit Firm

Experienced audit senior

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Nothing 2. Nothing 3. Nothing 4. Nothing 5. Nothing

Cons

Highly political environment. Career advisors are not interested in fulfilling their jobs and they don't like to advise employees on their performance, instead, meet with senior management at so called GROW meeting (performance evaluation meeting) to recommend senior management for layoffs of employees they don't like or suggested by Audit Managers due to grudges against their not favorite ones . The people withing the firm do back biting, especially the audit managers and other senior level staff. They call the employees from other developing countries and after one busy season, they simply lay off them by labelling them as not meeting firm's expectations. So potential employees coming from abroad take this matter serious when making decision to join this hell. The busy season is on throughout the year so never ending. Audit Managers are not friendly and they are more political and likely to have grudges against the employees they don't like.

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