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 (455) , Manager (393) , Associate (381) , Auditor (357) , Assistant Manager (352) , Audit Senior (324) , Senior Auditor (255) , Tax Associate (238) , Senior Accountant (230) , Intern (226) , Senior Consultant (213) , Consultant (212) , 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 869 reviews)); "Culture in the junior and mid ranks is good but doesn’t extend to senior team." ((in 796 reviews)); "Colleagues friendly and help each other" ((in 396 reviews)); "Team is great and very helpful" ((in 318 reviews)); "The benefits are good and overtime paid" ((in 308 reviews))

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

"Low salaries and not enough activity" ((in 557 reviews)); "No work life balance and lot of pressire" ((in 502 reviews)); "Pay was low and unmotivating." ((in 495 reviews)); "Being in audit also means sometimes you have to work long hours and not always get." ((in 491 reviews)); "One can expect late working hours and huge amount of pressure" ((in 285 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?

Ciudad de México , Monterrey , Guadalajara , San Pedro Garza Garcia , San Juan del Estado

BDO reviews

3.5

62% would recommend to a friend

(10,356 total reviews)

Pat Kramer and Peter van Laer

74% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

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 10,356 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 Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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10K reviews

1.0

Feb 28, 2024

Not the best

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People are generally friendly, especially those in similar roles. Management is friendly when it is not within work context. Sick leave policy is very good.

Cons

Work environment is high pressure, with most managers focused on small details and micromanaging the team. You are judged if you leave the office on time, even if no overtime is required. Little flexibility in where to work from, expected to be in the office or at client site even when no benefit is to be gained. Progression is extremely slow, with no real guidance on how to be promoted. Audit methodology is interpreted differently by different managers. Discussing problems with your people manager goes nowhere. Office politics are big here.

3.0

Nov 8, 2023

Good people to work with, "billable" hrs as their business model can be worrysome.

Head of project management

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

base pay, some excellent people/coworkers, lots of tools to use.

Cons

Setting clear goals, job objectives. They strongly promote to have 70 percent or higher of your hours be billable to the clients.

1.0

Sep 29, 2023

Not good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Social events and some of the colleagues I met

Cons

Pay was not competitive. I was paid less than newly-qualified accountants there despite having more experience. The whole pay grades are shrouded in secrecy. You could be the same level as someone but earning significantly less because there’s no transparency and management take advantage of that. I didn’t receive the exposure and experience I was expecting and don’t feel like I was remotely stretched or challenged. I would’ve been better going to a smaller firm and feel like I would’ve learnt a lot more. The manager group was terrible. I was borderline harassed by a manager and tried to bring it up diplomatically but nothing was ever done. I mentioned this in my exit interview and was informed changes would be made, but subsequently found out they’ve been put forward for a promotion. They massively value profits over people.

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