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?

"Incredible culture and great at building work" ((in 1181 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the Palo Alto campus is gorgeous." ((in 984 reviews)); "You can learn so much from VMware and give back to charities while still enjoying a good work life balance." ((in 953 reviews)); "Great for people really into coding and those who don't like much customer face to face dealings" ((in 750 reviews)); "Pay is good but you cannot spend as you don't know when your job will be gone." ((in 410 reviews))

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

"There are some bad managers I have worked with" ((in 233 reviews)); "Frequent Layoffs twice in a year" ((in 139 reviews)); "Upper management is bad which creates hierarchy" ((in 69 reviews)); "Mediocre middle management." ((in 65 reviews)); "Senior management has basically ignored the last 50 years or so of management best practices." ((in 47 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

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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

2.0

Aug 9, 2012

Highly political environment can work in your favor if you play the game

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Cutting edge technology, high industry buzz factor, competitive salary, telecommuting (for some, not all, depends on location and job title)

Cons

Insufficient infrastructure tools, constantly changing processes, lip service ONLY in terms of work/life balance, huge pressure to "meet the numbers" - i.e. you hear words like "blood commit" - it is ALL about the number, middle management tends to shoot first based on hearsay (as opposed to getting all sides of a story) and ask questions later.

4.0

Aug 5, 2012

Overall engineering community is very healthy. One of best work culture and compensations.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Work-life balance. Focused on engineering and technology. Best resources and opportunities available for career growth.

Cons

Inconsistencies in transparency in management and future planning among various engineering groups. Some engineering groups lack mentor-ship for fresh college grads. Poor handling of remote offices.

5.0

Jul 26, 2012

Vatican of Virtualization!!!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Killer work environment. Awesome facilities! All access pass to the latest products in the sphere of Cloud and Virtualization.

Cons

The TT and pool tables need maintenance.

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