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 967 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 763 reviews)); "Pay is good but you cannot spend as you don't know when your job will be gone." ((in 412 reviews)); "Good salaries even if there is a lot of difference in the same role: the suggestions is to negotiate very well at the beginning!" ((in 376 reviews))

What are the cons of working at VMware according to real employee reviews?

"There are some bad managers I have worked with" ((in 239 reviews)); "frequent org changes and layoffs" ((in 139 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 59 reviews)); "Senior management has basically ignored the last 50 years or so of management best practices." ((in 48 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

(10,838 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 10,838 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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3.0

Nov 2, 2008

Room for improvement

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Salary is better than average and benefits are generally OK. Company is still growing even in harsh economic climate. Products are great and company from an R&D perspective is still being innovative. Long term still looks good.

Cons

Big company still acting like a start-up. Too many silos. Too much "reactive" behavior (not enough "proactive" planning). Not enough career development opportunities. Work-load does not seem to be well balanced - some dedicated people are killing themselves while others get away with doing the bare minimum.

4.0

Nov 2, 2008

Changing the world at VMWare

Senior product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Chance to work on something that changes the world of computing. Very family oriented - we just had a Halloween Party where tons of kids came out and had a great time. Great campus. Building a new gym facility. Give us 10 days of sick leave *in addition* to vacation is fantastic. $250 matching on FSA. 401k matching. Smart people who also want to change the world.

Cons

We have a big bull's eye on our back with MSFT and a lot of other players gunning after us.

3.0

Oct 23, 2008

Who sank the Titanic?

Recruiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Name. Good technology. Lots of smart engineers

Cons

Lots of arrogance; people are still walking around enjoying the smell of their own flatulence. They have yet to understand that they aren't the only player in the game and that the competition is catching up. The IPO was a bust and if they don't begin to understand that they need to do something quick, they won't be around for much longer.

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