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 (451) , Manager (393) , Associate (380) , Auditor (357) , Assistant Manager (352) , Audit Senior (324) , Senior Auditor (254) , Tax Associate (237) , Senior Accountant (230) , Intern (226) , Consultant (212) , Senior 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 863 reviews)); "Culture in the junior and mid ranks is good but doesn’t extend to senior team." ((in 818 reviews)); "Colleagues friendly and help each other" ((in 394 reviews)); "Good benefits and flexible in summer and winter" ((in 304 reviews)); "Team is great and very helpful" ((in 301 reviews))

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

"Low salaries and not enough activity" ((in 543 reviews)); "No work life balance and stressful" ((in 516 reviews)); "Pay was low and unmotivating." ((in 492 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

(10,334 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 10,334 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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Reviews by job title

10K reviews

2.0

Feb 7, 2013

Average

Programmer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is competitive. Nice people. Pleasant. Corporate bonding activities. I thought it cliquish, but they try with bonding activities.

Cons

The focus on driving the bottom line is a detriment to clients. Clients are getting used by inexperienced personnel learning on their dime. Non-technical executive management lacks skill set for building solid IT company.

4.0

Jan 31, 2013

Flexible structure, lots of room to grow

Managing consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

BDO Bahrain has a flexible structure within, with lots of delegation. This allows much room to grow, as new projects are handed down based on trust of the employee and guidance of the superior. Comfortable atmosphere.

Cons

Low salaries, high employee turnover as a result. Employee rights not well balanced. Low investment in employee training and development. Not very diversified in terms of project base.

1.0

Jan 31, 2013

Very poor rude and aggressive management, tries to be like the Big 4 but without interesting work and the rewards

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not too much control by senior management as they don't really know what's going on so you have a lot more freedom than the big 4. Nice canteen

Cons

Unfair dismissals common - staff that have spent 10years there "advised to see a lawyer" and escorted out of building!! Not a meritocracy - newer members of the team overlooked constantly Poor rewards compared to the big4 Less interesting projects than the big4 Rude and agressive middle managers HR and IT internal capabilities the worst I have seen anywhere, HR can't calculate Tax and loses key and confidentials documents as a matter of routine, IT especially the "ebusiness" team can't deliver projects Less intelligent staff than the big4

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