Is BDO a good company to work for?

BDO has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 15,224 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 62% of employees would recommend working at BDO to a friend and 57% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about BDO have been left by employees working as Internship , Assurance Intern and Tax Intern .

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 (458) , Manager (394) , Associate (381) , Auditor (360) , Assistant Manager (353) , Audit Senior (324) , Senior Auditor (259) , Tax Associate (240) , Senior Accountant (232) , Intern (226) , Consultant (213) , Senior Consultant (213) , Accountant (175) , Audit Manager (174)

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 858 reviews)); "Culture in the junior and mid ranks is good but doesn’t extend to senior team." ((in 816 reviews)); "Colleagues friendly and help each other" ((in 387 reviews)); "Team is great and very helpful" ((in 316 reviews)); "Good benefits and flexible in summer and winter" ((in 306 reviews))

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

"Low salaries and not enough activity" ((in 563 reviews)); "pay is bloody Low (mine increase 1k after I left and I changed industry)" ((in 513 reviews)); "No work life balance and lot of pressire" ((in 507 reviews)); "Being in audit also means sometimes you have to work long hours and not always get." ((in 488 reviews)); "One can expect late working hours and huge amount of pressure" ((in 288 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.

What are the top reviewed BDO locations?

New York , Chicago , Houston , Los Angeles , Dallas , Boston , San Francisco , McLean , Miami , Washington , Philadelphia , Oak Brook , Atlanta , Grand Rapids , Seattle , Costa Mesa , San Jose , Columbus , Pittsburgh , Charlotte , Cleveland , Detroit , Raleigh , Denver , San Diego , Milwaukee , Minneapolis , Phoenix , Cincinnati , Las Vegas

BDO reviews

3.5

62% would recommend to a friend

(10,389 total reviews)

Pat Kramer and Peter van Laer

74% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

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BDO has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 10,389 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 Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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10K reviews

1.0

Dec 17, 2011

It's not worth your time and effort

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Peers are great and very knowledgeable.

Cons

The company exploites their employees making them work long hours although HR is always talking about work/life balance. The only people who get raises are the brownosers but not the ones who actually do the work.

2.0

Nov 16, 2011

excellent benefits and good pay but slow career advancement

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

excellent benefits such as 401k, medical insurance; competitive pay

Cons

slow career advancement, unequal distribution of job/engagements, limited room for growth, a good no. of client are small and have issues with recordkeeping/accounting or have financial difficulties

3.0

Nov 15, 2011

Good start to a career

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Professional qualifications paid for by the firm. Seem more flexible than the big four.

Cons

Not as well known as the big four.

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