Does Synopsys pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Synopsys employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 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 (188) , Staff Engineer (153) , Software Engineer (149) , R&D Engineer (137) , 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 619 reviews)); "Good culture and good to start in the semiconductor industry." ((in 277 reviews)); "People are nice and friendly in general" ((in 261 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 213 reviews)); "good benefits and workplace." ((in 171 reviews))

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

"Low salary and favouritism for promotion" ((in 263 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 67 reviews)); "frequent layoffs every year June and Dec" ((in 41 reviews)); "no competitive work in SIG and poor upper management" ((in 21 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

(4,447 total reviews)

Sassine Ghazi

58% 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

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Senior management

Synopsys has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 4,447 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

Apr 25, 2011

Ethical, decent emploer

Senior r&d engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Synopsys develops good tools and honestly tries to make them better. The work is interesting. Senior management is mostly forthright about where the company is going.

Cons

The senior people are in place at Synopsys, so there is little oppertunity for career growth. The business units eschew risk, so don't expect anyone to let you try something risky that the marketplace might not expect.

3.0

Apr 21, 2011

stable, not exciting

Senior staff r&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

stable working environment, good salary,

Cons

not exciting, too many people working in the similar project, less opportunity

3.0

Mar 31, 2011

so far it has been OK

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexible work hours, training opportunities

Cons

not being very respected by hardware engineers and its management. very few team building events. it's hard to find colleagues at work.

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