VMware Salary in India (2026)
Based on 2,464 salaries shared on Weekday · Updated Nov 2026
- Engineering median
- ₹32 LPA
- ≈ ₹1,95,000 in hand / month
- Engineering range (P25–P75)
- ₹25.2–42 L
- Middle 50% of engineers
- Engineers, 0–1 yr
- ₹21.5 LPA
- 31 salaries
- Engineers, 10+ years
- ₹41.4 LPA
- 548 salaries
Fixed pay (CTC excluding bonus and stock). Figures use 1,695 engineering salaries from all 2,464, after the top and bottom 5% are removed so typos don't skew them.
Engineering roles only (software, data, QA, DevOps and the like). Across all roles at VMware: ₹30 LPA median.
VMware salary at a glance
Engineers at VMware earn a median of ₹32 LPA fixed, with most between ₹25.2 and ₹42 LPA. Across all 2,464 salaries shared on Weekday, every role included, the median is ₹30 LPA. Engineering freshers start around ₹21.5 LPA and engineers past 10 years earn ₹41.4 LPA. Staff Engineer and Senior Member Of Technical Staff are the best-paid titles with enough data.
VMware salary for freshers
Engineering roles · 0–1 year of experience · 31 salaries
₹21.5 LPA
Median · range ₹18.9–26 LPA- Most common fresher titles: Member of Technical Staff
- In hand: about ₹1,41,000 a month at ₹21.5 LPA (calculate yours)
VMware salary by experience
Engineering roles · Median (black line) and middle 50% (yellow band), ₹ LPA
- 0–1 yrs31 salaries₹21.5 L₹18.9–26 L
- 2–3 yrs273 salaries₹25.3 L₹21.5–28.6 L
- 4–6 yrs474 salaries₹30.8 L₹25–38 L
- 7–9 yrs348 salaries₹34 L₹27.4–41.2 L
- 10+ yrs548 salaries₹41.4 L₹32–50 L
VMware salary by role
Job titles as people hold them, highest median first.
| Role | Median | Typical range | Salaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMware Staff Engineer salary | ₹51.5 L | ₹39.3–60 L | 48 |
| VMware Senior Member Of Technical Staff salary | ₹40.7 L | ₹34.3–50 L | 266 |
| VMware Senior Software Engineer salary | ₹40 L | ₹29.7–50 L | 39 |
| VMware Member Of Technical Staff III salary | ₹36 L | ₹29–43 L | 33 |
| Backend | ₹35.3 L | ₹29.2–44 L | 27 |
| Mts-3 | ₹35.2 L | ₹27.5–43 L | 29 |
| VMware Member of Technical Staff 3 salary | ₹33.1 L | ₹28.5–40 L | 200 |
| VMware Software Engineer salary | ₹33 L | ₹27.5–35 L | 61 |
| VMware Mts salary | ₹33 L | ₹26–37.4 L | 33 |
| Empty | ₹29.9 L | ₹25.2–33 L | 22 |
| VMware Member Of Technical Staff salary | ₹28 L | ₹21–34.3 L | 384 |
| Mts-2 | ₹26.4 L | ₹23.7–32.7 L | 22 |
| VMware Member of Technical Staff II salary | ₹24.8 L | ₹22.8–27.5 L | 32 |
| VMware Member of Technical Staff 2 salary | ₹24 L | ₹20.1–28 L | 175 |
| Business Analyst | ₹12 L | ₹9–15 L | 21 |
The 15 most reported titles with 5 or more salaries are shown. The other 476 titles still count in the totals above.
VMware Staff Engineer salary
Median ₹51.5 LPA · most earn ₹39.3–60 LPA · 48 salaries · Full Staff Engineer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 19 yrs | ₹60 L |
| 17 yrs | ₹12.5 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹60 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹54 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹42 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹22.5 L |
| 21 yrs | ₹50 L |
| 20 yrs | ₹46 L |
| 13 yrs | ₹47 L |
| 28 yrs | ₹65 L |
VMware Senior Member Of Technical Staff salary
Median ₹40.7 LPA · most earn ₹34.3–50 LPA · 266 salaries · Full Senior Member Of Technical Staff breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 17 yrs | ₹65 L |
| 26 yrs | ₹15.8 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹21 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹9 L |
| 15 yrs | ₹9 L |
| 17 yrs | ₹24 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹46.5 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹33 L |
| Not shared | ₹40 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹42 L |
VMware Senior Software Engineer salary
Median ₹40 LPA · most earn ₹29.7–50 LPA · 39 salaries · Full Senior Software Engineer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 6 yrs | ₹51 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹12 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹16 L |
| Not shared | ₹44 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹42.5 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹43 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹40 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹45 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹58 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹33 L |
VMware Member Of Technical Staff III salary
Median ₹36 LPA · most earn ₹29–43 LPA · 33 salaries · Full Member Of Technical Staff III breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 20 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹20 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹38.8 L |
| 13 yrs | ₹19.5 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹42 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹45 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹29 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹45 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹30 L |
VMware Backend salary
Median ₹35.3 LPA · most earn ₹29.2–44 LPA · 27 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 4 yrs | ₹20.4 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹42.4 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹20.9 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹44 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹46.2 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹51.5 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹20.7 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹35.3 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹29.7 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹28.6 L |
VMware Mts-3 salary
Median ₹35.2 LPA · most earn ₹27.5–43 LPA · 29 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 11 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹7 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹45 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹33 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹48 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹26 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹53 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹42 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹45 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹26.4 L |
VMware Member of Technical Staff 3 salary
Median ₹33.1 LPA · most earn ₹28.5–40 LPA · 200 salaries (incl. "Members of Technical Staff 3") · Full Member of Technical Staff 3 breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 14 yrs | ₹40 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹31 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹36 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹40 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹38 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹24.8 L |
| Not shared | ₹57 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹36 L |
| Not shared | ₹24 L |
VMware Software Engineer salary
Median ₹33 LPA · most earn ₹27.5–35 LPA · 61 salaries · Full Software Engineer breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 15 yrs | ₹45 L |
| 0 yrs | ₹15 L |
| 1 yr | ₹15 L |
| 13 yrs | ₹35 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹34 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹15 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹31 L |
VMware Mts salary
Median ₹33 LPA · most earn ₹26–37.4 LPA · 33 salaries · Full Mts breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 9 yrs | ₹21 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹16.4 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹24 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹40 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹26 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹30 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹33 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹36.3 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹33 L |
VMware Empty salary
Median ₹29.9 LPA · most earn ₹25.2–33 LPA · 22 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 8 yrs | ₹29.7 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹22.8 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹28.6 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹33 L |
| 1 yr | ₹33 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹31.7 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹24 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹30.8 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹55 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹31.9 L |
VMware Member Of Technical Staff salary
Median ₹28 LPA · most earn ₹21–34.3 LPA · 384 salaries · Full Member Of Technical Staff breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 12 yrs | ₹32 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹38 L |
| 1 yr | ₹12 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹56 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹26 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹60 L |
| 14 yrs | ₹9.3 L |
| 10 yrs | ₹60 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹22 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹30 L |
VMware Mts-2 salary
Median ₹26.4 LPA · most earn ₹23.7–32.7 LPA · 22 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 7 yrs | ₹35 L |
| Not shared | ₹22 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹23 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 3 yrs | ₹21 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹26.4 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹31.9 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹26.4 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹26.4 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹31.9 L |
VMware Member of Technical Staff II salary
Median ₹24.8 LPA · most earn ₹22.8–27.5 LPA · 32 salaries · Full Member of Technical Staff II breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 12 yrs | ₹28 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹20 L |
| 2 yrs | ₹22 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹41 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹23 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹13.8 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹21 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹28 L |
| 7 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹25 L |
VMware Member of Technical Staff 2 salary
Median ₹24 LPA · most earn ₹20.1–28 LPA · 175 salaries · Full Member of Technical Staff 2 breakdown ›
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 4 yrs | ₹32 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹24.5 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹24 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹23 L |
| 5 yrs | ₹29 L |
| 4 yrs | ₹25 L |
| 6 yrs | ₹59 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹50 L |
| 8 yrs | ₹22 L |
VMware Business Analyst salary
Median ₹12 LPA · most earn ₹9–15 LPA · 21 salaries
| Experience | Fixed salary |
|---|---|
| 11 yrs | ₹8 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹12 L |
| Not shared | ₹30.3 L |
| 11 yrs | ₹12 L |
| Not shared | ₹12 L |
| 13 yrs | ₹18 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹18 L |
| 15 yrs | ₹36 L |
| 9 yrs | ₹18 L |
| 12 yrs | ₹8 L |
VMware vs similar companies
Engineers' median at 2–3 years of experience, so companies are compared like for like
VMware salary FAQs
What is the average salary at VMware?
Engineers at VMware earn a median fixed salary of ₹32 LPA, and the middle half earn ₹25.2–42 LPA. Across every role — 2,464 salaries shared on Weekday — the median is ₹30 LPA.
What is the VMware salary for freshers?
Engineering freshers (0–1 years) at VMware earn a median of ₹21.5 LPA, and most get ₹18.9–26 LPA, most often as Member of Technical Staff. That is about ₹1,41,000 a month in hand.
Which role pays the most at VMware?
Among titles with enough salaries, Staff Engineer (₹51.5 LPA median) and Senior Member Of Technical Staff (₹40.7 LPA) are the best paid at VMware.
How much does a VMware employee earn after 5 years?
Engineers with 4–6 years of experience earn a median of ₹30.8 LPA, and most earn ₹25–38 LPA. Engineering freshers start at ₹21.5 LPA.
What does VMware pay with 10+ years of experience?
Engineers with more than 10 years at VMware earn a median of ₹41.4 LPA, most between ₹32–50 LPA.
Does VMware pay more than Amazon?
For engineers at 2–3 years of experience, Amazon pays 32% less: ₹17.3 LPA median against ₹25.3 LPA at VMware. Comparing the same roles at the same experience keeps it like for like.
Are these VMware salaries CTC or in-hand?
They are fixed CTC a year, before PF and tax, without bonus or stock. At the ₹32 LPA engineering median, take-home is about ₹1,95,000 a month under the new tax regime.
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