diff --git a/airbyte/_processors/sql/bigquery.py b/airbyte/_processors/sql/bigquery.py
index ffbd5aac..ff4edd94 100644
--- a/airbyte/_processors/sql/bigquery.py
+++ b/airbyte/_processors/sql/bigquery.py
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ def to_sql_type(
             return self.get_string_type()
         if isinstance(sql_type, sqlalchemy.types.BIGINT):
             return sqlalchemy_types.Integer()  # All integers are 64-bit in BigQuery
+        if isinstance(sql_type, sqlalchemy.types.DECIMAL):
+            # Convert SQLAlchemy DECIMAL to BigQuery NUMERIC type
+            # BigQuery NUMERIC type has precision of 38 and scale of 9 by default
+            return sqlalchemy_types.Numeric(precision=38, scale=9)
 
         return sql_type
 
@@ -287,8 +291,7 @@ def _swap_temp_table_with_final_table(
         deletion_name = f"{final_table_name}_deleteme"
         commands = "\n".join(
             [
-                f"ALTER TABLE {self._fully_qualified(final_table_name)} "
-                f"RENAME TO {deletion_name};",
+                f"ALTER TABLE {self._fully_qualified(final_table_name)} RENAME TO {deletion_name};",
                 f"ALTER TABLE {self._fully_qualified(temp_table_name)} "
                 f"RENAME TO {final_table_name};",
                 f"DROP TABLE {self._fully_qualified(deletion_name)};",
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/test_bigquery_cache.py b/tests/integration_tests/test_bigquery_cache.py
index 2039399e..9779d2f8 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/test_bigquery_cache.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/test_bigquery_cache.py
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import pytest
+from sqlalchemy import types as sqlalchemy_types
 
 import airbyte as ab
+from airbyte._processors.sql.bigquery import BigQueryTypeConverter
+from airbyte._util import text_util
 
 
 @pytest.mark.requires_creds
@@ -24,3 +27,57 @@ def test_bigquery_props(
     assert new_bigquery_cache.get_database_name() == new_bigquery_cache.project_name, (
         "Database name should be the same as project name."
     )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.requires_creds
+def test_decimal_type_conversion(
+    new_bigquery_cache: ab.BigQueryCache,
+) -> None:
+    """Test that DECIMAL(38,9) types are correctly converted to BigQuery NUMERIC types."""
+    table_name = f"test_decimal_{text_util.generate_random_suffix()}"
+
+    try:
+        # Verify type conversion
+        converter = BigQueryTypeConverter()
+        converted_type = converter.to_sql_type({"type": "number", "format": "decimal"})
+
+        # Check that the converted type is a NUMERIC type with correct precision and scale
+        assert isinstance(converted_type, sqlalchemy_types.Numeric), (
+            "DECIMAL type should be converted to NUMERIC"
+        )
+        assert converted_type.precision == 38, "Precision should be 38"
+        assert converted_type.scale == 9, "Scale should be 9"
+
+        # Ensure schema exists before creating table
+        new_bigquery_cache._ensure_schema_exists()
+
+        # Create a test table with a DECIMAL column
+        sql = f"""
+        CREATE TABLE {new_bigquery_cache.schema_name}.{table_name} (
+            id INT64,
+            amount NUMERIC(38, 9)
+        )
+        """
+        new_bigquery_cache.execute_sql(sql)
+
+        # Insert test data
+        sql = f"""
+        INSERT INTO {new_bigquery_cache.schema_name}.{table_name} (id, amount)
+        VALUES (1, 123.456789)
+        """
+        new_bigquery_cache.execute_sql(sql)
+
+        # Verify we can read the data back
+        sql = f"SELECT amount FROM {new_bigquery_cache.schema_name}.{table_name} WHERE id = 1"
+        result = new_bigquery_cache.execute_sql(sql).fetchone()
+        assert result is not None, "Should be able to read NUMERIC data"
+        assert isinstance(result[0], (float, int, str)), (
+            "NUMERIC data should be readable"
+        )
+
+    finally:
+        # Clean up
+        cleanup_sql = (
+            f"DROP TABLE IF EXISTS {new_bigquery_cache.schema_name}.{table_name}"
+        )
+        new_bigquery_cache.execute_sql(cleanup_sql)