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?

"You can learn so much from VMware and give back to charities while still enjoying a good work life balance." ((in 951 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the Palo Alto campus is gorgeous." ((in 948 reviews)); "Great for people really into coding and those who don't like much customer face to face dealings" ((in 760 reviews)); "Pay is good but you cannot spend as you don't know when your job will be gone." ((in 417 reviews)); "Work culture is good..you will learn lot of things here if you put your own effort" ((in 372 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)); "I had a very Bad manager" ((in 246 reviews)); "frequent org changes and layoffs" ((in 141 reviews)); "Upper management is bad which creates hierarchy" ((in 67 reviews)); "Mediocre middle management." ((in 59 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

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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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4.0

Aug 16, 2008

looking forward to the future

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

the technology and the dedication of most people

Cons

to see people who got hired due to the hyper growth but don't really add any values to the business

3.0

Aug 7, 2008

It's time for VMware to grow-up and become the company it has the potential to be.

Technical support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

VMware has great products and excellent individual contributors. The company also offers a pretty good benefits package and competitive paid time off.

Cons

The company has really struggled with growth and maturity since the IPO. It currently runs a very loose operations model that causes a fair amount of fear, uncertainty and doubt.

4.0

Jul 18, 2008

Whirlwind growth, and all the snacks you can eat

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Fascinating, industry-changing product, continuous innovation, and lots of great, smart co-workers.

Cons

The company grew so fast that it's still trying to catch up with itself & put in place processes and structures befitting its size.

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