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 (139) , Intern (111) , Senior Software Engineer (102) , Senior R&D Engineer (78) , 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 290 reviews)); "People are nice and friendly in general" ((in 264 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 214 reviews)); "good benefits and workplace." ((in 180 reviews))

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

"Low salary and favouritism for promotion" ((in 258 reviews)); "Middle management (especially in the CAE side) is poor and stagnant." ((in 146 reviews)); "Managers do communicate at their level but do not communicate to their staff outside the requisite weekly staff meeting." ((in 82 reviews)); "1. Compensation is low and getting hike is difficult." ((in 71 reviews)); "Constant layoffs." ((in 48 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

(4,467 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 4,467 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

Jan 24, 2012

Very R&D driven company

Senior r&d manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pool of talented people Very supportive work environment Very stable senior management

Cons

Very conservative and risk-averse Little layoff means accumulation of some "B" or "C" level players

5.0

Nov 22, 2011

Work-balance company

Senior r&d engineer i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive salary compared with other companies. Good working environment- co-works are very good team players. Could have a good work-balance, leave office on time. Office time is flexible.

Cons

Since Taipei is a branch of Synopsys, there is no promotion opportunities to managers. Only promotion in professional ranking is possible.

2.0

Jan 12, 2011

It'd good place to work for students and old engineers

R & d engineer - ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Ability to use for free all SNPS tools and pass trainings about mentioned tools. That's all.

Cons

Bad management, Low salaries, No changes.

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