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?

"The benefits are great and the Palo Alto campus is gorgeous." ((in 1001 reviews)); "You can learn so much from VMware and give back to charities while still enjoying a good work life balance." ((in 930 reviews)); "Great for people really into coding and those who don't like much customer face to face dealings" ((in 771 reviews)); "Pay is good but you cannot spend as you don't know when your job will be gone." ((in 431 reviews)); "Package for an intern is great: good salary and many activities organized for interns during the summer." ((in 382 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 412 reviews)); "I had a very Bad manager" ((in 247 reviews)); "frequent org changes and layoffs" ((in 140 reviews)); "Upper management is bad which creates hierarchy" ((in 67 reviews)); "Middle management is incompetent, and multiple layers slow down or stop anything which requires an approval" ((in 62 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

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 10,833 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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11K reviews

1.0

Oct 16, 2009

Products are great , environment is sad

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Products are great Market is amamzing People are very bright and talented So much potential

Cons

No trust in the nevironment Very Poor senior management Very critical cullture Nothing is ever appreciated and never good enoughh HR has no credibikity Very arbitary judgemental decisions are made that hurt people's lives

2.0

Sep 13, 2023

Low key racist - Favoritism across the board

Sales development representative (sdr)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are awesome. Pays pretty decent for the role. If you’re a remote employee, it can be a little more difficult to get your foot off the ground but a lot of flexibility.

Cons

Some of the management shows extreme favoritism. They micromanage, and they don’t like remote employees. I’m only speaking for Cloud health and not VMWare. There is a closet racist at the helm of Cloud health. They are very abusive when you don’t hit your numbers and start to micromanage you they promote their friends and they all hang out together. If you’re in the Boston office, management are friends people leave with an a days notice, and you never know why they give their friends the best territories and then make it your fault that your territory is not the best even though data shows that that territory needs to be white spaced overall good company but if you’re a biopic, not the best place. Unnecessary meetings, and gaslighting when you express concerns.

1.0

Feb 20, 2022

Frustrating and disappointing. Stay away!

Senior client executive

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great products, Passionate people and Loyal customers

Cons

Horrible comp plan Extremely poor sales leadership No attention to employee retention Constant directional change

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