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?

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, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Synopsys?

Applications Engineer (188) , Staff Engineer (155) , Software Engineer (149) , 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 (43) , Manager (42) , 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 281 reviews)); "People are nice and friendly in general" ((in 252 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 220 reviews)); "Other benefits are good like 401k match and ESPP." ((in 179 reviews))

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

"Low salary and favouritism for promotion" ((in 254 reviews)); "Middle management (especially in the CAE side) is poor and stagnant." ((in 141 reviews)); "The ignorant and 'bad' managers still can screw up employees." ((in 85 reviews)); "1. Compensation is low and getting hike is difficult." ((in 66 reviews)); "Just when the Pandemic started, Synopsys had a huge layoff in April." ((in 44 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

67% would recommend to a friend

(4,453 total reviews)

Sassine Ghazi

57% approve of CEO

62% 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 4,453 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

Jul 17, 2012

Review of Job position at Synopsys

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stable company, dominating FPGA for the next few years

Cons

Compensation is average, not great

4.0

Jul 17, 2012

Neutral

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Work and Life Balance

Cons

Not much growth for people from design/verification background Salaries have gone down over the last few years

5.0

Jul 12, 2012

Great values and culture. Highly intellectual people. Challenging job.

R & d engineer i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company with a high starting compensation. Challenging job. Good culture. Great work life balance. Intellectually stimulating work.

Cons

Slow growth. Very high expectation. Slightly conservative on serving employee needs.

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