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 994 reviews)); "You can learn so much from VMware and give back to charities while still enjoying a good work life balance." ((in 941 reviews)); "Great for people really into coding and those who don't like much customer face to face dealings" ((in 768 reviews)); "Pay is good but you cannot spend as you don't know when your job will be gone." ((in 419 reviews)); "Work culture is good..you will learn lot of things here if you put your own effort" ((in 377 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 414 reviews)); "I had a very Bad manager" ((in 237 reviews)); "Frequent Layoffs twice in a year" ((in 139 reviews)); "Upper management is bad which creates hierarchy" ((in 69 reviews)); "Mediocre middle management." ((in 62 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?

Barcelona , Madrid , Sevilla , Las Rozas de Madrid

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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

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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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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11K reviews

4.0

Mar 18, 2023

It was good until it wasnt

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice perks, ticket restaurant, insurance, money for education.

Cons

Culture has been slowly degrading over the years. Quotas have been unreachable for a while.

5.0

Mar 14, 2023

Overall good company but monetary incentives can be improved

Renewals account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good culture Well known products No micro managing Freedom to work as you want

Cons

Lower salary than our competitors No stock options Slow in paying commission

4.0

Feb 26, 2023

Great company culture

Renewals specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company culture (people focused) Amazing technology The office is pleasant

Cons

Sales people are the heart of the company, might be frustrating for other services Benefits are disappearing due to Broadcom acquisition

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