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?

"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 939 reviews)); "Great for people really into coding and those who don't like much customer face to face dealings" ((in 767 reviews)); "Pay is good but you cannot spend as you don't know when your job will be gone." ((in 418 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 413 reviews)); "There are some bad managers I have worked with" ((in 239 reviews)); "frequent org changes and layoffs" ((in 143 reviews)); "Upper management is bad which creates hierarchy" ((in 69 reviews)); "Middle management is incompetent, and multiple layers slow down or stop anything which requires an approval" ((in 58 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

4.0

Feb 12, 2008

I feel impowered to execute my job responsibly.

Senior product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The job site is close to my residence, and it is very family friendly. I work in a very professional workplace.

Cons

The company is growing too fast. The processes are still being defined, which sometimes makes it unclear on where company priorities lie.

4.0

Feb 11, 2008

Fast paced, always changing due to the marketing demands.

Senior product marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I'd say that the compensation package here as well as the incredible opportunity for growth is a huge plus within the company.

Cons

The company is clearly growing way too fast, and sometimes it can be hard to keep up with all of the changes.

5.0

Feb 8, 2008

Challenging due to changes and constant quality control.

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

A good place to work because of the outstanding growth opportunities within the company. Also it has a lot of technical depth and the people are driven to complete the job.

Cons

The job can be very tiring and demanding due to the large amount of work and deadlines. There is a difficult work life balance because you are always choosing one or the other.

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