Does VMware pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, VMware employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at VMware. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at VMware?

86% of VMware employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated VMware 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.5 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at VMware?

Member Of Technical Staff (458) , Technical Support Engineer (327) , Senior Member of Technical Staff (245) , Software Engineer (215) , Staff Engineer (205) , Business Analyst (147) , Senior Manager (136) , Account Executive (132) , Director (130) , Senior Software Engineer (128) , Manager (106) , Intern (102) , Sales (94) , Member of Technical Staff(MTS) (92) , Account Manager (88)

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

"The benefits are great and the Palo Alto campus is gorgeous." ((in 970 reviews)); "You can learn so much from VMware and give back to charities while still enjoying a good work life balance." ((in 936 reviews)); "Great for people really into coding and those who don't like much customer face to face dealings" ((in 749 reviews)); "Pay is good but you cannot spend as you don't know when your job will be gone." ((in 420 reviews)); "Work culture is good..you will learn lot of things here if you put your own effort" ((in 380 reviews))

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

"This alone tells you how bad management is and how stressful it is to work for this company." ((in 415 reviews)); "There are some bad managers I have worked with" ((in 241 reviews)); "frequent org changes and layoffs" ((in 140 reviews)); "Upper management is bad which creates hierarchy" ((in 71 reviews)); "Mediocre middle management." ((in 65 reviews))

What are employees saying about VMware layoffs in 2026?

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

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4.4

86% would recommend to a friend

(10,832 total reviews)

Raghu Raghuram

78% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Culture & values

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Compensation and benefits

4.3

Work/Life balance

4.1

Career opportunities

3.8

Senior management

VMware has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 10,832 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The VMware employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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11K reviews

5.0

Jul 30, 2014

Great company, still growing

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Fast paced, cutting edge development in an explosive field. Great talent and campus.

Cons

Many, many products; growing in many irections at once.

4.0

Jul 29, 2014

Good employee benefits, but software development process is behind other industry leaders

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They have really good benefits: decent medical/dental coverage, snacks and breakfasts are frequently provided, they have famous speakers come to campus, there is an onsite gym, lots of educational training opportunities, somewhat competitive salaries, etc...). The culture varies depending on the group, but many groups have healthy and encouraging cultures.

Cons

I have been surprised at the slow adoption of industry standards like agile development principals, developers doing thorough testing, and investing in developer productivity. VMware has a way to go when it comes to meeting customer needs and delivering "the right" product. Fortunately, there is strong customer loyalty that seems to make up what they lack.

3.0

Jul 29, 2014

It all depends on which team you are in !!

Member of technical staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Salary , 30 % Better than market standards -RSU , all R & D Employees do get awarded stock options -Pantry is good -Cool employee centric org

Cons

-work not good in all teams -Bangalore office is treated as slaves from US and Sofia offices.

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