Does Synopsys pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Synopsys employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Synopsys. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Synopsys?

68% of Synopsys employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Synopsys 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Synopsys?

Applications Engineer (190) , Staff Engineer (156) , Software Engineer (150) , R&D Engineer (138) , Intern (111) , Senior Software Engineer (101) , Senior R&D Engineer (77) , R&D Engineer II (62) , Senior Applications Engineer (59) , Technical Intern (55) , Engineer (46) , Senior R&D Engineer II (44) , Manager (43) , ASIC Digital Design Engineer (41) , Senior Staff Engineer (41)

What are the pros of working at Synopsys according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance but understaffing" ((in 603 reviews)); "Good culture and good to start in the semiconductor industry." ((in 283 reviews)); "People are nice and friendly in general" ((in 241 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 217 reviews)); "Other benefits are good like 401k match and ESPP." ((in 180 reviews))

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

"Low salary and favouritism for promotion" ((in 253 reviews)); "Middle management (especially in the CAE side) is poor and stagnant." ((in 145 reviews)); "1. Compensation is low and getting hike is difficult." ((in 67 reviews)); "Constant Layoffs" ((in 43 reviews)); "No career growth" ((in 37 reviews))

What are employees saying about Synopsys layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Synopsys layoffs and their outlook for job security at Synopsys in 2026.

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Synopsys reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(4,463 total reviews)

Sassine Ghazi

57% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Career opportunities

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Senior management

Synopsys has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 4,463 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Synopsys 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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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

3.0

Aug 29, 2022

getting worse

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

none none none none none none none

Cons

super pushy with low pay. worst company ever

2.0

Aug 2, 2022

Poor pay

Security officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

No pros work environment sucks

Cons

Poor pay mean management with no experience

3.0

Jul 29, 2022

Good, could be better

Analog mixed signal (ams) engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Timings 2. Management 3. Team 4. Growth 5. Caring towards Employee and Family.

Cons

1. Heavy work pressure 2. Needs to work 16x7 for months together without break 3. Accepting too many projects without sufficient resources, which creates pressure on every Employee 4. No Recognition 5. Every Holiday, Festival and Recharge days are only for name sake. No actual implementation.

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