Is KPMG a good company to work for?

KPMG has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 81,775 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 (3523) , Manager (3333) , Audit Associate (3201) , Assistant Manager (2846) , Senior Associate (2655) , Associate (2645) , Senior Consultant (2332) , Analyst (1808) , Intern (1568) , Auditor (1094) , Associate Consultant (1068) , Senior Manager (1055) , 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 4204 reviews)); "Overall culture is good with active CSR activities and other events taking place in the organisation regularly." ((in 3558 reviews)); "The benefits are good although they have suspended the 401k matching and the pension plans for now." ((in 1830 reviews)); "It is a stable and predictable place to work full of friendly colleagues spread all over the world." ((in 1664 reviews)); "The team is great and there are many out of office activities all year round." ((in 1375 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 5514 reviews)); "Long hours during busy season and ability to move up becomes reduced and competitive after a certain level." ((in 3835 reviews)); "Very low salary increases for the last 3 years (less than 8% irrespective of rating and promotion)" ((in 2612 reviews)); "Late working hours and tidious work sometimes" ((in 2449 reviews)); "You pay your way to the top by hard work and low pay at the bottom." ((in 2266 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

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3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(39,910 total reviews)

Mattias Schmelzer

83% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

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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 39,910 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

4.0

Oct 9, 2008

Overall a good experience

Advisory senior associate bps

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great Benefits. Overall from a management consulting perspective, the work environment is a lot better than those of publicly listed consulting firms (Accenture, Capgemini, etc). Management is focused on the long term growth, and is willing to invest in growing practices. Overall the culture is very collegiate, unlike other firms. The firm provides plenty of training for employees.

Cons

Coming from a management consulting firm, I found the culture to revolves around risk. It is understandable for Audit, Tax and Internal audit engagments, but complicates regular management consulting engagements (BPS) with unnecessary work being perfomed to comply with the firm's "work paper" policy. Overall I find the firm to be fairly bureaucratic with significant layers of management

3.0

Oct 9, 2008

Good place to start your career, able to move easily into industry

Advisory associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Big 4 Name - Excellent training - growth potential

Cons

- work/life balance - compensation - large amount of external audit work

4.0

Oct 8, 2008

KPMG will hone your skillset...if it doesn't wear you thin first.

Advisory senior associate

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The best reason to work for KPMG is the opportunity to work on a variety of clients that would only be open to someone associated with one of the Big Four accounting firms. The career path is fairly straightforward (as compared to working in industry), and if you stay the course and focus on your own development there is always room for advancement. This is due to the fact that so many people leave for other opportunities at various levels. For the most part, the people you work with are also very talented so you can learn a lot from them.

Cons

Depending on what project you are working on and the time of year the work/life balance issue will always be the number one reason people decide to leave KPMG. It can vary from manageable to downright unbearable. At its worst you may find yourself staffed on multiple projects at the same time working for different managers/partners who all have competing expectations and no coordination at all. It falls on the staff to make the tough judgment calls and personal sacrifices to get the work done. The reason it works is because typically the staff are hardworking but at some point everyone feels burned out.

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