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 (252) , Tax Associate (237) , Senior Accountant (230) , Intern (223) , 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 861 reviews)); "Culture in the junior and mid ranks is good but doesn’t extend to senior team." ((in 805 reviews)); "Colleagues friendly and help each other" ((in 403 reviews)); "Team is great and very helpful" ((in 306 reviews)); "Good benefits and flexible in summer and winter" ((in 304 reviews))

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

"Low salaries and not enough activity" ((in 587 reviews)); "Being in audit also means sometimes you have to work long hours and not always get." ((in 504 reviews)); "pay is bloody Low (mine increase 1k after I left and I changed industry)" ((in 496 reviews)); "Poor management support for promotions" ((in 308 reviews)); "One can expect late working hours and huge amount of pressure" ((in 283 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

(10,325 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 10,325 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

3.0

Aug 9, 2025

Pros and Cons

Senior audit associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Good starting point as a fresh grad as you have opportunities to expose to a variety of industries 2. Better salary package, branding and market presence compared to other small audit firms 3. Structured training programs for technical and soft skills

Cons

1. Long hours - Due to staff shortages and the need to manage recovery rates, some managers reduce the allocated hours for each job. This often results in handling 3 to 4 or more engagements simultaneously, creating backlogs as new assignments continue to come in. 2. Toxic management - favoritism, unrealistic expectations 3. Work from home is prohibited 4. 1.5year of employment bond

1.0

Mar 18, 2025

Worst place to work , high level of toxicity, a big mafia geng inside

Senior auditor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing good her. unprofessional people. you need to entertain the manager nonsense in order to stay longer in the firm

Cons

Very unprofessional and immature manager that difficult to work with , using abusive language its is part of their culture and if you complain about this to the management, they will go to any extend to destroy your career by spreading gossip . big mafia , definitely nt a professional the partner , manager the whole management itself a very big messy inside .

1.0

Feb 15, 2025

The worst place I have ever worked

Tax director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exposure to multitude of clients Nice office Good technology Benefits and Pension OK

Cons

Toxic working environment, bullying allegations brushed under the carpet, discrimination is a big part of day to day working and not uncommon for partners to ask for rules to be bent to keep clients happy. If you flag a concern, it becomes your problem to deal with. Older partners have established ‘protective bubbles’ over ineffective and poor performing members of staff to provide their own support network. It is advertised as a place with a lot of progression, which may be the case if you appease the partner at all times and provide no challenges.

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