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 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Synopsys?

67% 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, 3.7 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 597 reviews)); "Good culture and good to start in the semiconductor industry." ((in 275 reviews)); "People are nice and friendly in general" ((in 255 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 218 reviews)); "Other benefits are good like 401k match and ESPP." ((in 191 reviews))

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

"Low salary and favouritism for promotion" ((in 270 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)); "frequent layoffs every year June and Dec" ((in 42 reviews)); "5. Upper management burying their heads in the sand; more focused on themselves" ((in 18 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

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(4,464 total reviews)

Sassine Ghazi

55% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Career opportunities

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Senior management

Synopsys has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 4,464 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

Sep 21, 2020

Good company to work for. Work life balance.

Senior r& d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1) Good team 2) work life balance

Cons

1) low salary 2) Not much appreciation

3.0

Sep 21, 2020

Nice people, low salaries

Staff r&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice people to work with

Cons

Salaries way below to the same position in other countries, hard to get a promotion and some managers only see friendship and contacts instead talent to hire people.

3.0

Sep 17, 2020

Goood place to work - can be better!

R&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is good. Decent work-life balance.

Cons

Heavy reliance on legacy codes and outdated architectures, making it hard to experiment with new ideas. Most time spent on dealing with fragile code bases, than innovating.

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