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?

"Incredible culture and great at building work" ((in 1165 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the Palo Alto campus is gorgeous." ((in 974 reviews)); "You can learn so much from VMware and give back to charities while still enjoying a good work life balance." ((in 954 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 428 reviews))

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

"Poor Management and HR which is not helpful" ((in 421 reviews)); "I had a very Bad manager" ((in 243 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 58 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

(10,832 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 Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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11K reviews

2.0

Sep 19, 2016

Member of Technical Staff

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay, above national average.

Cons

Terrible management and work culture. Lots of young kids and foul languages. Most managers didn't have any soft/people skills. Many inexperienced H1 Visa employees with arrogant attitude.

1.0

Feb 13, 2016

Toxic Waste outside of some product team positions

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great campus, excellent gym, snacks and drinks, unlimited vacation time. Overall good innovation and there are many smart people, some who have been there a really long time and add value.

Cons

The most political place on earth, seriously. How many messed up Cisco laid off losers can one company hire and promote into the highest ranks? Seriously. This is a company where what you DO is meaningless, only what people are in your corner matters and there is so much back-biting that you just never know. I accomplished some huge things there and it counted for nothing.

3.0

Jan 31, 2016

A once GREAT company to work for..

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Beautiful campus with great amenities, good inexpensive food and free snacks & drinks.

Cons

- Sinking ship. LAYOFFS every January. Is it gonna be you next? (more expected now as the Dell acquisition completes and as they continue to cut costs) - Middle management confused, extremely inefficient and lacking vision. - Increasingly complacent culture - hard work easily goes unnoticed, let alone rewarded. - No City shuttle.

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