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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VMware reviews

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

4.0

Aug 28, 2008

Excellent team and company but unfair life/work balance

Individual contributor

Recommend

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Pros

Vmware has an incredible team of dedicated employees and technologies. Each individual contributors works to support others. Career opportunities outside the company are increased based on VMware experience.

Cons

Promotions are very difficult to achieve regardless of time or accomplishments. Pay is not competitive with other companies and similar positions. Use of vacation is discouraged unless done as a few days at a time.

4.0

Jul 13, 2008

It's not just fun and games anymore

Qa engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The right people will notice you and let you know when you're doing a good job. They'll even make sure that fun and interesting projects will come your way.

Cons

The future is uncertain with a new CEO and the way it came about.

4.0

Jul 11, 2008

VMware one the best places to be

Web producer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

VMware is an upcoming software company that has many new fresh ideas. The company treats their employees fair and seems to take care of them. The good treatment is reflected in the quality of the software being created. It makes the employees more creative and a much more fun environment to be in. Overall I have a lot of fun at work and it's not a drag to come in like in some of my previous jobs.

Cons

The company is still young and is trying to create an identity for itself. It's still in the I'm not fully grown mode but I want to be grown.

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