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 (212) , Senior Consultant (211) , 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 803 reviews)); "Colleagues friendly and help each other" ((in 393 reviews)); "Team is great and very helpful" ((in 318 reviews)); "Good benefits and a good" ((in 302 reviews))

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

"Low salaries and not enough activity" ((in 564 reviews)); "No work life balance and lot of pressire" ((in 511 reviews)); "Being in audit also means sometimes you have to work long hours and not always get." ((in 498 reviews)); "Pay was low and unmotivating." ((in 472 reviews)); "Poor management support for promotions" ((in 316 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

(10,321 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 10,321 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

1.0

Jan 5, 2022

If you want to cry yourself to sleep and be humiliated, this is the place to work

Auditor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Money must honestly wasn't that great

Cons

First off, the CEO is very tone deaf, the managers love to yell and humiliate their associates, and there is a culture of pick me's and favoritism.

BDO Response

4y

So sorry to read your views and wish we could have engaged in a discussion before you left. Actions that don't align with our values aren't welcome at our firm.

1.0

Nov 18, 2021

Toxic Environment

Transfer pricing associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

*Company has a good reputation *Events * Company as a whole has a very good system already established *The work is done well and reviewed thoroughly by managers *learned a lot and my skills and attention to detail improved significantly *working at BDO does open doors for you

Cons

*Management style is extremely outdated. *People don’t bring their whole selves to work. *Management is sexist *Unfair reviews *Extremely competitive atmosphere. You really can’t ask questions or get help even from people on the same level as you. It’s a company where you always have to fight for your seat at the table (even when there are clearly enough seats) *This job left me sad and depressed. Made me hate myself.

1.0

Sep 1, 2021

Worst working place in my life so far

Senior associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Depending on your team, you could find some like minded people to talk to and get through your bond.

Cons

- would give zero stars if I could - Tied to a bond on the basis that they have trained you, but honestly the lack of training is so bad, you will have to fend for yourself. Even managers and above do not have any idea what they are doing - Beware of the micromanaging of employees, they will want to monitor every single thing you do. - No thoughts for your health at all, made to come back to office even when there are rising covid cases - Expect to work 24/7 as well, the lack of response from you, will make you be looked upon as a black sheep. - Significantly Lower pay than big 4. - Although the work life balance is slightly better than big 4, please do not torture yourself by joining BDO Singapore.

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