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 1000 reviews)); "You can learn so much from VMware and give back to charities while still enjoying a good work life balance." ((in 944 reviews)); "Great for people really into coding and those who don't like much customer face to face dealings" ((in 757 reviews)); "Pay is good but you cannot spend as you don't know when your job will be gone." ((in 410 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?

"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 239 reviews)); "frequent org changes and layoffs" ((in 136 reviews)); "Upper management is bad which creates hierarchy" ((in 68 reviews)); "Mediocre middle management." ((in 59 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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11K reviews

2.0

Jun 13, 2008

VMware careers

Senior product marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great Technology - Smart engineers - Market Momentum/acceptance by customers Virtualization is a unique and exciting technology that is being embraced by customers. Customers love the product since it is so robust and provides them with ROI benefits that they could have only dreamed of.

Cons

Marketing is not a core competency in VMware at the moment. It is an engineering driven company where marketing has not had a place by virtue of the company being in a unique market-leading position - marketing needs to be developed as a proficiency as competitive pressures mount

1.0

Jun 12, 2008

Cool technology but wish it were still a startup

Senior qa engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Coolest technology I've ever worked with. Some very smart people. Very successful company. Relatively pleasant social environment. Well development test methodology/framework. Great resume builder. Easy to find people to go out to lunch with and have a great conversation.

Cons

Bloated bureaucracy. Arrogant middle management and senior engineers. Lack of career growth opportunities for QA engineers (absolutely no chance of switching from QA to Dev., no matter how competent). Protracted and stifling SW development process. Antagonistic relationship between QA and Dev. Poorly managed growth from EMC buyout onwards. Group-think.

5.0

Jun 12, 2008

Great place + Smart people

Senior member of technical staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart engineers + Work-life balance

Cons

The company is growing too fast, which makes it harder to maintain quality and culture.

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