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?

"Incredible culture and great at building work" ((in 1165 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 952 reviews)); "Great for people really into coding and those who don't like much customer face to face dealings" ((in 765 reviews)); "Pay is good but you cannot spend as you don't know when your job will be gone." ((in 405 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 415 reviews)); "There are some bad managers I have worked with" ((in 241 reviews)); "Frequent Layoffs twice in a year" ((in 135 reviews)); "Upper management is bad which creates hierarchy" ((in 68 reviews)); "Mediocre middle management." ((in 64 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

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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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5.0

Feb 8, 2022

Great company to work for

Lead solutions engineer

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

Bleeding edge technology, great teamwork

Cons

sometimes political (but nothing to worry about)

2.0

Nov 9, 2021

The contrast

Anonymous

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good compensation and benefits, uncomplicated hiring process

Cons

In the first 4 weeks that I started at VMW, I said: Wow, what a company with digital recruiting, onboarding, training and team integration processes! Then the bill went in a different direction with the recognition of miscommunication from management to business units, wall between infrastructure and Tanzu teams, silo-driven organization. VMW is trying very hard to change direction. It's a process and takes time. If you are a newbie and ready to play with the wave of change this is your job! Even so, VMw is still a good company that even paid out my entire bonus after my leaving with no inquiries or discussions, really impressed!

4.0

Nov 8, 2021

Very solid company

Senior communications manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good benefits, secure job, big people team

Cons

long decision making processes, long-term planning only

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