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

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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 10,839 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

5.0

Jun 13, 2008

Fortunate to be working here at VMware

Staff engineer

Recommend

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Pros

1. Extremely smart co-workers. 2. Very interesting and challenging work. 3. Very flexible work environment. 4. Great work-life balance. 5. Top class benefits (great health insurance, 401k matching, ESPP, etc.) 6. Employees are empowered to make their own decisions and have a significant impact on the products. There is no micro-management. 7. Innovation is highly encouraged and rewarded. 8. Plenty of opportunities for learning and career growth. 9. Merit based compensation and recognition of hard work.

Cons

The only downside of working at VMware is that Palo Alto and surrounding cities have extremely expensive housing. So if you are relocating from another state where you own a large house, you may be in for a shock.

5.0

Aug 2, 2015

Great company to work for!

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Best product, great colleagues, no micro management, happy customers, approachable management, good earnings, high performance culture. Accepting, tolerant mimd set. Positive buzz, lots of work to be done, the vibe of a start up mixed with the maturity of a large corporation.

Cons

Taking responsibility is expected, some may not like this, some may not cope with it. Little to no appraisal for getting it right, absence of feedback, no sharing of best practice unless you ask for it.

5.0

May 29, 2014

Dynamic, Collaborative Place to Work!

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart employees, flexibility and strong values! VMware is a organized chaos at it's best. Opinions matter, work matters, delivering matters. Preconceived ways of getting things done doesn't happen here, honestly it's refreshing.

Cons

We're growing so quickly it can be too dynamic for some. I love it.

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