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 978 reviews)); "You can learn so much from VMware and give back to charities while still enjoying a good work life balance." ((in 942 reviews)); "Great for people really into coding and those who don't like much customer face to face dealings" ((in 761 reviews)); "Pay is good but you cannot spend as you don't know when your job will be gone." ((in 423 reviews)); "Work culture is good..you will learn lot of things here if you put your own effort" ((in 381 reviews))

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

"I had a very Bad manager" ((in 243 reviews)); "frequent org changes and layoffs" ((in 138 reviews)); "Upper management is bad which creates hierarchy" ((in 71 reviews)); "Mediocre middle management." ((in 61 reviews)); "Senior management has basically ignored the last 50 years or so of management best practices." ((in 49 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

(10,833 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 10,833 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

3.0

Feb 11, 2009

Okay place to work.

Software engineer

Recommend

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Pros

VMware has provided for a stable job so far and the compensation seems to be at least on par with other companies. For the most part, the employees are friendly and pleasant to work with. Overall the company seems to be holding a reasonable course and should continue to be successful for some time to come. For the most part, you are given some flexibility in finding work that interests you.

Cons

The company has grown way too fast. The fast growth has allowed mediocre employees to excel in all the confusion. Sometimes there is a lot of chaos. Often there is a disconnect between management and engineers. The headquarters is located in a boring office park.

4.0

Feb 8, 2009

VMware offers great growth but needs to make some changes for the future.

Inside sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Growth and opportunity are some of the best reasons to work for VMware. Growth at 40% in 2008 is pretty good but we will have to see what will happen in the future. VMware is starting to see the need to tighten their loose pockets and try and run efficiently.

Cons

Who knows what this economy will bring to the virtualization market. Microsoft's crappy product could bring up some issues for VMware in the future.

3.0

Dec 31, 2008

Time to operate like a real company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Technology produced by this company is cutting edge and impressive

Cons

Unqualified people working on critical projects without prior experience or credentials. Too many amateurs "trying". Other departments do not share the same enthusiasm and dedication compared to Engineering. Too many 9-to-5 employees who do not have the heart for their position.

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