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 (104) , Senior R&D Engineer (78) , R&D Engineer II (62) , Senior Applications Engineer (59) , Technical Intern (55) , Engineer (47) , 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 608 reviews)); "Good culture and good to start in the semiconductor industry." ((in 291 reviews)); "People are nice and friendly in general" ((in 257 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 212 reviews)); "all good benefit enjoy！plz good" ((in 182 reviews))

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

"Low salary and favouritism for promotion" ((in 261 reviews)); "Middle management (especially in the CAE side) is poor and stagnant." ((in 148 reviews)); "The ignorant and 'bad' managers still can screw up employees." ((in 85 reviews)); "1. Compensation is low and getting hike is difficult." ((in 67 reviews)); "Just when the Pandemic started, Synopsys had a huge layoff in April." ((in 47 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

(4,481 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 4,481 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

Nov 29, 2024

Great place

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

work life balance and people are very nice there

Cons

salary increment is slow for beginners

4.0

Nov 29, 2024

Good Company

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice work - life balance

Cons

The pay raise is very small

3.0

Nov 28, 2024

WLB Company but lack of opportunities

R&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- WLB in some product teams - people here are nice

Cons

- Cost down, no salary hike. Salary is not competitive for mid-level engineer - Hiring freeze in some product teams, which add burdens to the engineer. - Limited opportunities, some positions are mainly maintaining existing features, and there is limited credits and career growth.

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