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 (460) , Technical Support Engineer (327) , Senior Member of Technical Staff (246) , 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 1165 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the Palo Alto campus is gorgeous." ((in 977 reviews)); "You can learn so much from VMware and give back to charities while still enjoying a good work life balance." ((in 952 reviews)); "Great for people really into coding and those who don't like much customer face to face dealings" ((in 765 reviews)); "Pay is good but you cannot spend as you don't know when your job will be gone." ((in 405 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 Layoffs twice in a year" ((in 135 reviews)); "Upper management is bad which creates hierarchy" ((in 68 reviews)); "Mediocre middle management." ((in 64 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

(10,839 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 10,839 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

CEO approval

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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.

3.0

Feb 10, 2009

The rapid success of VMware lifted some boats that are not seaworthy.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company growth has made layoffs unlikely.

Cons

Great company growth has allowed mediocrity to survice and thrive.

4.0

Feb 9, 2009

Was a great company to work for when smaller, seems to have had some scaling issues.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Brilliant software engineers. Really some of the best I've worked with anywhere. - Cool product. - Good work environment. - Laid back, bay area culture. - Successful business. - Hours can be very flexible. - Can work remotely.

Cons

- Difficult to move into new areas of work. - Difficult to move from engineering to research. - Deadlines are not expected to be met. - Non-engineering groups seems somewhat dysfunctional. - Rapid scaling seems to have led to scaling problems.

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