Does Deutsche Bahn pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Deutsche Bahn employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Deutsche Bahn. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Deutsche Bahn?

73% of Deutsche Bahn employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Deutsche Bahn 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Deutsche Bahn?

Werkstudent (69) , Projektleiter (39) , Praktikant/in (35) , Praktikant (32) , Projektingenieur (31) , Project Manager (28) , Fahrdienstleiter (27) , Intern (27) , Lokführer (18) , Zugbegleiter (17) , Bauingenieur (16) , Ingenieur (16) , Referent (16) , Internship (14) , Controller (13)

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

"good work life balance in DB" ((in 56 reviews)); "Good benefits and if in the right team you will be able to acutally create a benefit for the customer" ((in 30 reviews)); "Gute Arbeitsatmosphäre Angenehme & flexible Arbeitszeiten" ((in 20 reviews)); "Nice Colleagues and a lot of events" ((in 17 reviews)); "Entspanntes Arbeitsverhältnis, junges Team, tolle Aufgaben, nette Benefits" ((in 12 reviews))

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

"to less salary in the internship" ((in 19 reviews)); "Poor management" ((in 16 reviews)); "Viel Stress kein Work life Balance" ((in 4 reviews)); "No bonuses , lot of work" ((in 4 reviews)); "3) No training and guidance" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Deutsche Bahn locations?

New York , Berlin , New Berlin , Chandler , La Habra , Henderson , Portland , Tallahassee , Zurich

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Deutsche Bahn reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(283 total reviews)

Evelyn Palla

Not enough data to show CEO approval

34% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

Deutsche Bahn has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 283 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Deutsche Bahn employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

283 reviews

5.0

Oct 20, 2025

Amazing Company & Nice People

Data center associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1.) Adequate Pay 2.) Simple labor 3.) Free food 4.) Kind work culture

Cons

None that I can report

5.0

Sep 4, 2025

Amazing!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great teamwork Pay was fair

Cons

There is not anything to complain about

5.0

Mar 31, 2024

good

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Overall good employer, happy with it

Cons

slow career growth, rigid management

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