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 (151) , 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 612 reviews)); "Good culture and good to start in the semiconductor industry." ((in 292 reviews)); "Good people to work with and learn from" ((in 259 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 218 reviews)); "all good benefit enjoy！plz good" ((in 192 reviews))

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

"Low salary and favouritism for promotion" ((in 264 reviews)); "Middle management (especially in the CAE side) is poor and stagnant." ((in 149 reviews)); "Managers do communicate at their level but do not communicate to their staff outside the requisite weekly staff meeting." ((in 83 reviews)); "1. Compensation is low and getting hike is difficult." ((in 67 reviews)); "Constant Layoffs" ((in 43 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

(4,473 total reviews)

Sassine Ghazi

56% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

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Synopsys has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 4,473 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).

Reviews by job title

4K reviews

5.0

Jan 9, 2026

Very good working culture

R&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good working environment Extra curricular activities to relax Fair compensation Friendly team

Cons

Only EDA company in Sri Lanka. Hence in some teams the experience could not be reusable in some other company in Sri Lanka

5.0

Jan 6, 2026

Excellent growth

Asic digital design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

work life balance is advantage

Cons

No cons as I notice

5.0

Jan 5, 2026

Great place to work so far

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart coworkers, good culture, working in great product.

Cons

I’m still quite new and don’t have any cons yet.

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