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 970 reviews)); "You can learn so much from VMware and give back to charities while still enjoying a good work life balance." ((in 946 reviews)); "Great for people really into coding and those who don't like much customer face to face dealings" ((in 753 reviews)); "Pay is good but you cannot spend as you don't know when your job will be gone." ((in 421 reviews)); "Package for an intern is great: good salary and many activities organized for interns during the summer." ((in 371 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 417 reviews)); "I had a very Bad manager" ((in 239 reviews)); "frequent org changes and layoffs" ((in 141 reviews)); "Upper management is bad which creates hierarchy" ((in 70 reviews)); "Mediocre middle management." ((in 63 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.

What are the top reviewed VMware locations?

München , Unterschleißheim , Stuttgart , Berlin , Düsseldorf , Hamburg

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4.4

86% would recommend to a friend

(10,832 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 10,832 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

Oct 13, 2023

Great company

Solutions engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great working experience. Lots of growth

Cons

Work is fast-paced and stressful, but very fulfilling.

4.0

Oct 13, 2023

VMware gets acquired by Broadcom

Global account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I have worked at VMware for 8+ years now and I it was and extremely enjoyable experience. I am currently dedicated to one very large account. Pay is commensurable, for the work and the team surrounding me are all top notch.

Cons

The biggest downside to VMware as I see it is being acquired by Broadcom. Broadcom is a very flat organization and thus the amount of resources I will have to help with my career going forward will be extremely limited. This not to say that my job is no longer doable, it's just to say that I won't be able to leverage some very talented people anymore in my sales process. I'd like to think that these resource reduce our time to market and time to close while solving business critical problems.

4.0

Oct 13, 2023

Great place to grow and learn

Senior financial analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Growth and learning at the forefront. With great care for your career

Cons

Very hierarchical and a lot of layers of management

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