Is KPMG a good company to work for?

KPMG has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 81,795 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 75% of employees would recommend working at KPMG to a friend and 63% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about KPMG have been left by employees working as Audit Senior Associate , Werkstudentin and Intern .

Does KPMG pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, KPMG employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at KPMG. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at KPMG?

75% of KPMG employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated KPMG 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at KPMG?

Consultant (3525) , Manager (3336) , Audit Associate (3201) , Assistant Manager (2850) , Senior Associate (2655) , Associate (2646) , Senior Consultant (2333) , Analyst (1809) , Intern (1568) , Auditor (1093) , Associate Consultant (1068) , Senior Manager (1056) , Director (788) , Audit Intern (751) , Internship (744)

What are the pros of working at KPMG according to real employee reviews?

"The people are great and will go above and beyond if you ask for their help" ((in 4271 reviews)); "Overall culture is good with active CSR activities and other events taking place in the organisation regularly." ((in 3540 reviews)); "The benefits are good although they have suspended the 401k matching and the pension plans for now." ((in 1825 reviews)); "It is a stable and predictable place to work full of friendly colleagues spread all over the world." ((in 1652 reviews)); "The team is great and there are many out of office activities all year round." ((in 1395 reviews))

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

"There is no work/life balance unless you TAKE it and are strict about controlling your personal schedule" ((in 5576 reviews)); "Long hours during busy season and ability to move up becomes reduced and competitive after a certain level." ((in 3874 reviews)); "Salary is low and does not compensate the hard work you have done at all." ((in 2617 reviews)); "Late working hours and tidious work sometimes" ((in 2450 reviews)); "You pay your way to the top by hard work and low pay at the bottom." ((in 2287 reviews))

What are employees saying about KPMG layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about KPMG layoffs and their outlook for job security at KPMG in 2026.

What KPMG locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Mannheim , Hannover , Stuttgart , Münster , Hamburg , Nürnberg , Frankfurt am Main , Essen , Köln , Köln

KPMG reviews

3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(39,921 total reviews)

Mattias Schmelzer

83% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Career opportunities

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.4

Senior management

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.0

Compensation and benefits

KPMG has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 39,921 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The KPMG employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Beratung industry (3.5 stars).

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40K reviews

3.0

Nov 24, 2008

A good starting point for undergraduate but not an ideal place for career until you do not care about life quality

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

KPMG offers good training program to new employees and there is great opportunitiy to get exposure of a variety of industries. This would be a good opportunity for someone who is interested in working in a fast paced, dynamic and deadline-driven enrivonment to get oneself fast pushed all the time.

Cons

Too much overtime working and sometimes unpaid for the time you overworked. For mega IPO projects, staff are responsible for finding hotels by themselves and usually due to the fact that the KPMG will pay the bill, the budget becomes extremely tight and from time to time hotel conditions are poor. Turnover rate is high always and staff do not have much freedom in choosing the projects they are interested in. Sometimes the process is much like a lottery and someone who is unlucky enough may ended up with a eleven months business trip out of the city.

4.0

Nov 23, 2008

Great place to work if public accounting is what you want.

Audit senior associate

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

For anyone who just graduated from school with a business major KPMG is definitely one of the best places to launch a career as it offers various well designed training programs throughout each level of the jobs and the opportunity to gain plenty of experience in a short period of time. I haven't worked in any of other Big 4 firms myself but from what I have heard and the information I got KPMG's culture and working environment is relatively more lay back and easy going. Overall the management is pretty supportive in terms of the work/life balance and serious about maintaining a competent working environment.

Cons

The biggest downside of working at KPMG is the long working hours. Even if the firm management is supportive for creating a work/life balance environment sometimes you just can't find the time to have a "real life" due to the intense working load. So never try to compare the hourly rate you get from working here to others!

2.0

Nov 22, 2008

A firm never working for

Staff accountant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working a period in audit firm will help you in understanding the balance sheets in a very deep way, so you can easily find, after your experience in KPMG, a good place in another company for accounting job position. After your period as auditor you can apply for job position that otherwise, with your working seniority, you couldn't apply for.

Cons

In Kpmg you have low salary, your life/work balance is not good. At beginnings you have not a bonus earning at the end of the year and also you are not always paied for your extra-time hours in office. Ofte the senior staff of your team is not able to manage people.

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A good starting point for undergraduate but not an ideal place for career until you do not care about life quality

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