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 (102) , 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 277 reviews)); "Some great people work there and people tend to stay." ((in 267 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 216 reviews)); "good benefits and workplace." ((in 190 reviews))

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

"Low salary and favouritism for promotion" ((in 251 reviews)); "Middle management (especially in the CAE side) is poor and stagnant." ((in 148 reviews)); "1. Compensation is low and getting hike is difficult." ((in 70 reviews)); "Annual layoffs mean that employees are always stressed out" ((in 43 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

(4,466 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 4,466 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

4.0

Oct 27, 2014

working at coverity

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Its a great place to work. relaxed, flexible, you can learn about domain knowledge

Cons

things move a little slowly. the stack can be upgraded to latest technologies

3.0

Sep 9, 2014

Not much going on here

R&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good things - decent pay, decent physical work environment (cubicles), relevant to electronics industry, good upper management, not too much pressure - good work/life balance

Cons

Rent-seeking mentality, mediocre middle managers, not much room for career advancement, pay is only ok. The industry is overall not expanding and not very exciting. High expectations but limited support. Very rigid corporate environment.

2.0

Sep 2, 2014

No recognition for your work and slow growth

Systems administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Large, stable, EDA company Good Work Life balance

Cons

No innovation and No technology in IT still using old legacy tools limited opportunity to growth People don't get recognition even after their hard work Do not ever join at a junior level... very few growth opportunities Management brings in their buddies or family members as Peers instead of promoting employees

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