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 987 reviews)); "You can learn so much from VMware and give back to charities while still enjoying a good work life balance." ((in 957 reviews)); "Great for people really into coding and those who don't like much customer face to face dealings" ((in 746 reviews)); "Pay is good but you cannot spend as you don't know when your job will be gone." ((in 425 reviews)); "Work culture is good..you will learn lot of things here if you put your own effort" ((in 369 reviews))

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

"There are some bad managers I have worked with" ((in 244 reviews)); "frequent org changes and layoffs" ((in 145 reviews)); "Upper management is bad which creates hierarchy" ((in 69 reviews)); "Mediocre middle management." ((in 60 reviews)); "Senior management has basically ignored the last 50 years or so of management best practices." ((in 48 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.

VMware reviews

4.4

86% would recommend to a friend

(10,832 total reviews)

Raghu Raghuram

78% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

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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

Dec 14, 2013

Good Place to Work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Hi Energy, Innovative, friendly, respectful, transparent

Cons

Some Overtime required, sometimes management takes very long to decide.

5.0

Dec 9, 2013

Hired as Technical Account Manager

Technical account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Solid vision and execution. The right place to be with the software defined datacenter re-volution.

Cons

Hired in the end of a Q is a little challenging

4.0

Dec 8, 2013

Growing tech company

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-- Rapidly growing company provides lots of opportunities for growth -- Lots of smart engineers and business people -- Comfortable lifestyle -- Nice campus in Palo Alto -- Great pay and benefits -- Significant employee stock purchase program (ESPP) -- Ping pong tables everywhere!

Cons

-- No free food; limited snacks and drinks -- Although tons of smart people, rapid growth over the past few years has significantly diluted the talent pool. -- No shuttle to commute from SF to Palo Alto -- Relatively weak culture (not bad, just not very apparent)

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