Is Teradata a good company to work for as a Database Administrator (DBA)?

Database Administrator (DBA) professionals working at Teradata have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 43 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Teradata employees being 3.7 out of 5 stars. Search open Database Administrator (DBA) Jobs at Teradata now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Database Administrator (DBA) interview questions at Teradata .

Does Teradata pay Database Administrator (DBA) employees well?

Database Administrator (DBA) professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Teradata with 4.6 out of 5 stars based on 43 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 19% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Database Administrator (DBA) salaries at Teradata.

How happy are Database Administrator (DBA) professionals working at Teradata?

87% of Database Administrator (DBA) employees at Teradata would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 12% in the past 12 months. Database Administrator (DBA) professionals have also rated Teradata with a 4.3 rating for work-life-balance, 4.4 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.5 rating for culture and values and 3.5 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Teradata?

Software Engineer (261) , Data Engineer (112) , Senior Software Engineer (97) , Consultant (73) , Technical Consultant (71) , PS Consultant (48) , Account Executive (45) , Professional Services Consultant (42) , Senior Consultant (41) , Data Scientist (35) , Associate Technical Consultant (34) , Director (33) , Solutions Architect (31) , Manager (30) , Cloud Engineer (26)

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

"Good work life balance is good" ((in 431 reviews)); "Great people and a real sense of 'Family'" ((in 285 reviews)); "Good culture and very diverse" ((in 213 reviews)); "Good Benefits and health benifits" ((in 127 reviews)); "Work culture is good and best" ((in 114 reviews))

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

"Poor Management and usually no sense of direction." ((in 170 reviews)); "the salary is low and not competitive" ((in 117 reviews)); "Too many and frequent layoffs" ((in 116 reviews)); "Some managers are bad and egoistic." ((in 49 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 26 reviews))

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Teradata Database Administrator (DBA) reviews

4.0

87% would recommend to a friend

(43 total reviews)

Steve McMillan

93% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Compensation and benefits

4.5

Culture & values

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.1

Senior management

3.5

Career opportunities

Database Administrator (DBA) employees have rated Teradata with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 43 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Database Administrator (DBA) professionals have a good working experience there. Teradata is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Database Administrator (DBA) professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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43 reviews

4.0

Sep 17, 2025

Database Admin review

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good management Salary and increment are good.

Cons

Growth is Slow Limited Projects Service Based Projects

4.0

Aug 7, 2025

Great Culture, less expereince as a fresher

Database administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great working with teradata, everyone are helpfull and respects you, very nice culture. great benefits like allowances. its hybrid or wfh

Cons

might not be great for fresher less expereince and since many projects are migrating to cloud, difficult for a fresher or an entry level to get projects and learn

3.0

Aug 4, 2025

Micromanagement at its peak

Database administrator (dba)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary on time. Insurance. Work from home.

Cons

Micromanagement at its peak. Too many process. Lot of pressure and workload from senior management.

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